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C. Hughes

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C. Hughes — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 100
Citations: 2,205

Most-cited papers

What Can We Learn From The Portuguese Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs
C. Hughes, A. Stevens
2010371 citations Open access
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Drug Policy and the Public Good
C. Hughes
2010177 citations
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Illuminating dark networks: a social network analysis of an Australian drug trafficking syndicate
David Bright, C. Hughes, J. Chalmers
2012172 citations Open access
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Illicit drugs and the media: models of media effects for use in drug policy research.
Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes, Bridget Spicer, F. Matthew-Simmons +1 more
2011Drug and Alcohol Review115 citations
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Depenalization, diversion and decriminalization: A realist review and programme theory of alternatives to criminalization for simple drug possession
A. Stevens, C. Hughes, S. Hulme, Rebecca Cassidy
2019European Journal of Criminology113 citations Open access
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A resounding success or a disastrous failure: re-examining the interpretation of evidence on the Portuguese decriminalisation of illicit drugs.
C. Hughes, A. Stevens
2012Drug and Alcohol Review104 citations Open access
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How do Australian news media depict illicit drug issues? An analysis of print media reporting across and between illicit drugs, 2003-2008.
C. Hughes, Kari Lancaster, Bridget Spicer
2011The International journal on drug policy91 citations
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The deterrent effects of Australian street-level drug law enforcement on illicit drug offending at outdoor music festivals.
C. Hughes, V. Moxham-Hall, A. Ritter, D. Weatherburn +1 more
2017The International journal on drug policy75 citations Open access
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The stigmatisation of 'ice' and under-reporting of meth/amphetamine use in general population surveys: A case study from Australia.
J. Chalmers, Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes
2016The International journal on drug policy61 citations
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C. Hughes, A. Stevens
200755 citations
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Social network analysis of Australian poly-drug trafficking networks: How do drug traffickers manage multiple illicit drugs?
C. Hughes, David Bright, J. Chalmers
2017Soc. Networks51 citations Open access
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Drug mules: Women in the international cocaine trade
C. Hughes
201646 citations Open access
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A SUMMARY OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS FOR DRUG AND DRUG-RELATED OFFENDERS IN AUSTRALIA
C. Hughes, A. Ritter
200842 citations
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Evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence? The role of evidence in the development and implementation of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative.
C. Hughes
2007Drug and Alcohol Review39 citations Open access
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Assessing the concordance between illicit drug laws on the books and drug law enforcement: Comparison of three states on the continuum from "decriminalised" to "punitive".
Vendula Belackova, A. Ritter, M. Shanahan, C. Hughes
2017The International journal on drug policy35 citations Open access
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Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework and Multiple Streams policy theories to examine the role of evidence, research and other types of knowledge in drug policy
A. Ritter, C. Hughes, Kari Lancaster, R. Hoppe
2018Addiction34 citations Open access
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More than problem-solving: critical reflections on the 'problematisation' of alcohol-related violence in Kings Cross.
Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes, J. Chalmers, A. Ritter
2012Drug and Alcohol Review28 citations Open access
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Co-designing drug alerts for health and community workers for an emerging early warning system in Victoria, Australia
R. Brien, Isabelle Volpe, Jasmin Grigg, Tom Lyons +7 more
2023Harm Reduction Journal27 citations Open access
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Understanding policy persistence-The case of police drug detection dog policy in NSW, Australia.
C. Hughes, A. Ritter, Kari Lancaster, R. Hoppe
2017The International journal on drug policy23 citations Open access
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‘Drug dogs unleashed’: An historical and political account of drug detection dogs for street-level policing of illicit drugs in New South Wales, Australia
Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes, A. Ritter
201722 citations
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Drug policy coordination: identifying and assessing dimensions of coordination.
C. Hughes, A. Ritter, Nicholas Mabbitt
2013The International journal on drug policy21 citations Open access
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‘We don’t live in a harm reduction world, we live in a prohibition world’: tensions arising in the design of drug alerts
Isabelle Volpe, R. Brien, Jasmin Grigg, S. Tzanetis +7 more
2023Harm Reduction Journal20 citations Open access
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Illuminating dark networks: a social network analysis of an Australian drug trafficking syndicate
David Bright, C. Hughes, J. Chalmers
2011Crime, law and social change19 citations Open access
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The relationship between drug price and purity and population level harm
C. Hughes, S. Hulme, A. Ritter
202018 citations Open access
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Monograph No. 27: Criminal justice responses relating to personal use and possession of illicit drugs: The reach of Australian drug diversion programs and barriers and facilitators to expansion
C. Hughes, Kate Seear, A. Ritter, Lorraine Mazerolle
201918 citations
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Capitalising upon political opportunities to reform drug policy: a case study into the development of the Australian "Tough on Drugs-Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative".
C. Hughes
2009The International journal on drug policy18 citations
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Drug-related police encounters across the globe: How do they compare?
C. Hughes, M. Barratt, J. Ferris, Larissa J. Maier +1 more
2018The International journal on drug policy17 citations Open access
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Alternate policing strategies: Cost-effectiveness of cautioning for cannabis offences.
M. Shanahan, C. Hughes, T. Mcsweeney, B. Griffin
2017The International journal on drug policy16 citations Open access
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Poly-drug trafficking: Estimating the scale, trends and harms at the Australian border.
C. Hughes, J. Chalmers, David Bright, M. McFadden
2016The International journal on drug policy15 citations Open access
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Australian threshold quantities for ‘drug trafficking’: Are they placing drug users at risk of unjustified sanction?
C. Hughes, A. Ritter, N. Cowdery, B. Phillips
201415 citations Open access
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Media reporting on illicit drugs in Australia: Trends and impacts on youth attitudes to illicit drug use
C. Hughes, Bridget Spicer, Kari Lancaster, F. Matthew-Simmons +1 more
201015 citations
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Investigating displacement effects as a result of the Sydney, NSW alcohol lockout legislation
C. Hughes, Alexander Shou Weedon-Newstead
201814 citations Open access
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Drug sourcing and motivations among a sample of people involved in the supply of pharmaceutical drugs in Australia.
S. Hulme, C. Hughes, S. Nielsen
2019The International journal on drug policy13 citations
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News Media Consumption among Young Australians: Patterns of Use and Attitudes towards Media Reporting
Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes, Bridget Spicer
201213 citations
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Exploring interrelationships between high-level drug trafficking and other serious and organised crime: an Australian study
C. Hughes, J. Chalmers, David Bright
2020Global crime11 citations Open access
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Police diversion for cannabis offences: Assessing outcomes and cost-effectiveness
M. Shanahan, C. Hughes, T. Mcsweeney
201711 citations Open access
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A critical examination of the introduction of drug detection dogs for policing of illicit drugs in New South Wales, Australia using Kingdon’s ‘multiple streams’ heuristic
Kari Lancaster, A. Ritter, C. Hughes, R. Hoppe
201711 citations Open access
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Review of approaches taken in Ireland and in other jurisdictions to simple possession drug offences. A report for the Irish Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Health.
C. Hughes, A. Stevens, S. Hulme, Rebecca Cassidy
201910 citations
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A Resounding Success or a Disastrous Failure
C. Hughes, A. Stevens
201510 citations
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Overcoming obstacles to reform? : making and shaping drug policy in contemporary Portugal and Australia
C. Hughes
200610 citations
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Structural and functional changes in an Australian high-level drug trafficking network after exposure to supply changes.
M. O'Reilly, C. Hughes, David Bright, A. Ritter
2020The International journal on drug policy9 citations Open access
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Trends and offending circumstances in the police use of drug detection dogs in New South Wales 2008–2018
Winifred Agnew-Pauley, C. Hughes
20199 citations Open access
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Legislating thresholds for drug trafficking: a policy development case study from New South Wales, Australia.
C. Hughes, A. Ritter, N. Cowdery
2014The International journal on drug policy9 citations Open access
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CLASSIFYING ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR SIMPLE DRUG POSSESSION : A Two-LEVEL TAXONOMY
A. Stevens, C. Hughes, S. Hulme, Rebecca Cassidy
20218 citations
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Australian police diversion for cannabis offences : Assessing program outcomes and cost-effectiveness
M. Shanahan, C. Hughes, T. Mcsweeney
20168 citations
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Medicinal cannabis in Australia – Framing the regulatory options
Vendula Belackova, A. Ritter, M. Shanahan, J. Chalmers +1 more
20158 citations
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Curiosity Killed the M-Cat: an Examination of Illicit Drugs and Media
Kari Lancaster, C. Hughes, Bridget Spicer, F. Matthew-Simmons +1 more
20118 citations
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Encounters with police drug detection dogs at music festivals amongst people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants in Australia.
Daisy M. Gibbs, A. Peacock, C. Hughes, Jodie Grigg +2 more
2023Drug and Alcohol Review7 citations Open access
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Profile and correlates of colorimetric reagent kit use among people who use ecstasy/MDMA and other illegal stimulants in Australia.
A. Peacock, Daisy M. Gibbs, Olivia H. Price, M. Barratt +9 more
2021The International journal on drug policy7 citations Open access
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The Australian experience and opportunities for cannabis law reform
C. Hughes
20207 citations
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