Final Final Asian Dip Report

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
THE HOME OFFICE DRUG INTERVENTIONS PROJECT PROGRAMME

REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LED RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSSING
ON THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN READING & PAKISTANI PRISONERS
IN BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON
BY
ASIAN SERVICES IN ALCOHOL & NARCOTICS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
READING USER FORUM
AND
BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON
URFAN AZAD, SHAHID FARID,
JOHN HOWARD, DYANNE DANIELS & LES CLEEVE
MARCH 2006
FUNDED BY THE HOME OFFICE

MANAGED AND SUPPORTED BY
THE CENTRE FOR ETHNICITY AND HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE.
PERSONAL PROFILES
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The following people were involved in the development and delivery of this
project:
Urfan Azad - 27 years old. Urfan is happily married with a daughter. One of
the main reasons for Urfan becoming involved in this project was due to his
past, having been dependent on Class A drugs for four years of his life.
Alhumdullilah at present he has been clean for the last five years, and has
now devoted his life to practicing Islam. Urfan had a great deal of first hand
experiences, and brought this area of expertise to the project. Urfan worked
as a researcher on the project. Urfan also hopes that this project will give him
the experience and qualification to enable him to seek employment in the
drugs field, currently he is working as a taxi driver in Reading.
John Howard - was an injecting user for the best part of 20 years. He now
co-ordinates a successful user led charity, Reading User Forum (RUF), which
he founded in early summer 2004. RUF works with drug users, treatment
providers and communities across the West of Berkshire.
Les Cleeve - 54 years old is the Drug Services Manager at Bullingdon
Community Prison. Les has extensive prison experience and worked for many
years in Prison Healthcare, Psychotherapy and delivering cognitively based
programmes. In his current role as Drug Services Manager, he became
involved with the project as lead researcher when Bullingdon agreed to assist
with the prison element of the research. His role in the project has been to
recruit, support and encourage Asian Pakistani prisoners to work as
researchers and administer the questionnaires. To help him with this process
he has undertaken the University Certificate in Community Research and
Drugs. Les attended all of the preparatory workshops and hosted one
workshop within the prison. He has played an active role in the development
and presentation of the questionnaires, analysing data and writing the final
report. He has developed his knowledge and skills in the area of diversity
during this project and fully intends to pursue a new career either in drug
research or drug counselling on his retirement from the prison service.
Following publication of the report Les will maintain contact with the other
researchers through his involvement with the Reading DIP and other Drug
Agencies who work in partnership with Bullingdon Community Prison.
Dyanne Daniels was an injecting user for a number of years. She is now a
recovering user for the best part of 2 years. She is a member of RUF and
ASIAN and has achieved a lot of qualifications. She has passed her certificate
in acupuncture and treats users with acupuncture 3-4 times a week.
Shahid Farid - 29 years old. Shahid is currently working as a taxi driver, and
was employed on this project as a researcher. He had no previous experience
in research or conducting interviews. Shahid has taken a great interest in the
whole project and has participated in all aspects of it. He has undertaken the
University Certificate in Community Research and Drugs, and has played a
hands on role throughout the project. He has attended all the UCLan
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workshops, and has helped with developing and designing the questionnaire,
collecting the data in the community; analysis of the data, and also writing the
final report. Shahid will continue to support the project once the research has
been completed, and will work towards making sure that the
recommendations are implemented. Shahid is also one of the founder
members of ASIAN (Asian Service in Alcohol & Narcotics), which is a group
that has been formed as a direct result of this project. Shahid has brought first
hand experience to the project, as he has been a Pakistani ex-offender and
service user for the last ten years. Shahid feels being involved in this project
has given him a great deal of skills. He believes that the project will open
many doors for him. One of his aspirations for the future is to develop ASIAN
and also gain employment in the drugs and community engagement field.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the following people for all their time, effort,
support and guidance on the project:
Yaser Mir - University of Central Lancashire
Nasreen Akhtar University of Central Lancashire
Jocelyn Pearson Reading Safer Community Partnership
Julanta Carriere Reading DIP Manager
Sue Saunders Governor Bullingdon Community Prison
Kellie Reeve Head of Betterment and Drug Strategy, Bullingdon Community
Prison
Michelle Quirke Former Head of Prisoner Interventions, Bullingdon
Community Prison
Terry Bogg Treatment Manager RAPt 12 Step Programme, Bullingdon
Emma Jones Treatment Manager, Short Duration Programme, Bullingdon
We would also like to thank all the respondents who, without their support and
contributions the research could not have taken place.
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CONTENTS
Biographies of researchers
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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Executive Summary
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Introduction
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Method
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Results
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Discussion
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Reflections
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Recommendations
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Appendices
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Asian Service In Alcohol & Narcotics, Reading User Forum and Bullingdon
Community Prison conducted a Community Based Research Project aimed at
identifying the treatment needs of individuals involved with substance misuse
in the Pakistani Community in Reading, Berkshire and Pakistani Prisoners
from Reading who were currently in Bullingdon Community Prison, Bicester,
Oxfordshire, the research was aimed at men in the Pakistani community and
Pakistani male prisoners. The research was funded by the University of
Central Lancashire on behalf of the Home Office.
A steering group was set up by the Reading DIP and researchers were
recruited from within the Pakistani community in Reading to work closely
alongside the organizers of the research project providing help and support to
the researchers throughout the project, the research project commenced in
March 2005 and lasted until March 2006.
The Pakistani population in Reading mainly comes from East and West
Reading; it was from these areas that the research findings were gathered.
East and West Reading have diverse communities. The two Pakistani
Community Researchers involved in this project lived in these areas they felt
that with the opportunity to use the services of the Reading User Forum, they
could closely engage with service users and ex-users as they were well
known within the community.
The Data Collection Method selected for this research was a questionnaire
which was designed and applied by the researchers. The topics covered by
the research were Drug Use, The Community, Drug Use & Crime, Police,
Drug Treatment Services and Prison. The questionnaires were completed in
face to face interviews carried out by two researchers at each time.
The research findings show:
Substance misuse amongst the Pakistani community is widespread

with heroin being the most popular drug of choice amongst service
users in the Pakistani community
Eighty percent of the users were between the ages of 22-29.
All participants in the research said that they saw their drug use as a
problem.
Ninety three percent of respondents stated that they were not aware of
any drug services available in the community and felt let down by the
Pakistani Community in their area. They also stated that they felt
looked down upon by members of the community and would like this
issue to be addressed.
They felt that the Pak9stani Community should be made aware of
drugs and their effects and by doing so realised that addiction is a
disease which can affect anyone.
All participants had committed crime as a result of their drug use and
all of them had been charged with drug offences.
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The respondents who had been arrested by the police in the Reading
area felt that they had been treated unfairly.
93% of those arrested were not offered the opportunity to see an arrest
referral worker or offered referral for drug treatment on arrest even
though 67% of them had proven positive when tested for drugs in
police custody.
Eighty four percent of the respondents said that drug treatment
services were not effective in dealing with Asian clients.
All respondents felt that drug services could be developed to better
serve Asian clients.
Ninety nine percent of those questioned said that having Asian drug
workers/Asian Drug User Forum was a very good idea and that there
was a great need for it. The general consensus of opinion was that
Asian drug workers could relate to them and have a better
understanding of their cultural needs. The majority of those questioned
said that ex-users could make a very valuable contribution in
developing drug services to better meet needs.
Eighty three percent of the respondents had been given a prison
sentence.
Whilst in prison they had accessed drug treatment and were aware of
drug programs within the prison system.
83% of respondents stated that HMP Bullingdon had assisted them in
accessing help for their drug problem.
The majority of the respondents said that Employment Training,
Voluntary Opportunities, Financial Support, Housing Advice and Health
& Fitness would be of help or interest to them. With a small number of
respondents stating that Mentoring, Educational Courses, Welfare
Rights Advice and Child Support, would be beneficial to them.
Although the help and support given to those in prison is seen by the
respondents as being effective, we feel that the needs of individuals
have to be assessed before sentence so that they can access
treatment services and the help and support they need before receiving
a prison sentence.
The report recommends:

1. The needs of Asian users and ex-users to be considered in the
commissioning, planning and development of services.
2. Need to address any forms of discrimination at the point of arrest.
3. Need to develop and support an Asian Drug Forum.
4. Need to develop Asian families and carers support.
5. Need to clearly define and explain specific front line staff roles.
6. A structured through-care and aftercare plan.
7. Drug services need to be culturally competent and sensitive to religious
needs.
8. Need to recruit Asian drug workers, including Asian ex-users
9. Appropriate training and support.
10. Education and prevention messages to target the Asian community.
11. Need to promote existing drug services better.
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12. Need to conduct further community-led research needs assessments.

INTRODUCTION
The Centre for Ethnicity and Healths Model of Community Engagement
Background
We often hear the following words or phrases:
Community Consultation
Community Representation
Community Involvement/Participation
Community Empowerment
Community Development
Community Engagement
Sometimes they are used inter-changeably to mean the same thing.

Sometimes the same word or phrase is used by different people in the same
meeting to mean different things. The Centre for Ethnicity and Health has a
very specific notion of Community Engagement, and this paper is an attempt
to describe it. The Centres Model of Community Engagement evolved over a
number of years as a result of its involvement in a number of projects.
Perhaps the most important milestone however came in November 2000,
when the Department of Health awarded a contract to what was then the
Ethnicity and Health Unit at the University of Central Lancashire to administer
and support a new grants initiative. The initiative aimed to get local Black and
minority ethnic community groups across England to conduct their own needs
assessments, in relation to drugs education, prevention, and treatment
services.
The Department of Health had two key things in mind when it commissioned
the work; first, the Department of Health wanted a number of reports to be
produced that would highlight the drug-related needs of a range of Black and
minority ethnic communities. Second, and to an extent even more important,
was the process by which this was to be done. If all the Department of Health
had wanted was a needs assessment and a glossy report, they could have
directly commissioned a number of researchers who could have gone into
local Black and minority ethnic communities, talked to them about their needs,
written up a report, and produced yet another set of reports that potentially do
not have any long term impact. This scheme was different however. The
Department of Health was clear that it did not want researchers to go into the
community, to do the work, and then to go away. It wanted local Black and
minority ethnic communities to undertake the work themselves. These groups
may not have known anything about drugs, or anything about undertaking a
needs assessment at the start of the project; what they would have is proven
access to the communities they were working with, the potential to be
supported and trained and the infrastructure to conduct such a piece of work.
They would be able to use the six month process to learn about drug related
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issues and about how to undertake a needs assessment. They would be able
to benefit and learn from the training and support that the Ethnicity & Health
Unit would provide, and they would learn from actually managing and
undertaking the work. In this way, at the end of the process, there would be a
number of individuals left behind in the community who would have gained
from undertaking this work. They would have learned about drugs, and
learned about the needs of their communities, and they would be able to
continue to articulate those needs to their local service providers, and their
local Drug Action Teams. It was out of this project that the Centre for Ethnicity
and Healths model of community engagement was born.
The model has since been developed and refined, and has been applied to a
number of areas or domains of work. These include:
Substance Misuse
The Criminal Justice System
Sexual Health
Mental Health
Regeneration
Higher Education
Asylum
New communities have also been brought into the programme: although
Black and minority ethnic communities remain a focus to the work, the Centre
has also worked with:
Young people
People with disabilities
Service user groups
Victims of domestic violence
Gay, lesbian and bi-sexual people
Women
White deprived communities
Rural communities
In addition to the Department of Health, key partners have included the Home
Office, the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, the Healthcare
Commission, and The National Institute for Mental Health in England, the
Greater London Authority and Aim higher.
The Key Ingredients
According to the Centre for Ethnicity and Health model, a Community
Engagement project must have the community at its very heart. In order to
achieve this, it is essential to work through a host community organisation.
This may be an existing community group, but it might also be necessary to
set a real or virtual group up where one does not exist already. The key thing
is that this host community organisation should have good links to the target
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community1 (whoever this is) such that it is able to recruit a number of people
from the target community take part in the project and to do the work (see
section on task below). It is important that the host community organisation is
able to provide a co-ordination and infra-structure (e.g. somewhere to meet;
access to phones and computers; financial systems) for the day to day
activities that will be undertaken once the project is underway. One of the first
tasks that this host community organisation undertakes will be to recruit a
number of people from the target community to work on the project.
A Host
Community
Organisatio
n
With Good Links

To The Target
Community
A Task
Time Limited
Meaningful
Manageable
To Provide Basic Infra-structure

For The Project (Recruit And
Co-ordinate Project Team;
Provide Office Space, Phones
And Computers; Look After The
Finances)
A Piece Of Research Into Key
Needs/Gaps/Issues For The
Community
Support
Financial
(Typically Up To
20,000)
Training And Workshops;

On-Going Support And
Guidance; Personal Tutor
To Recruit A Number Of
People From The Target
Community To Do The
Work
Learning And Development
Of Key Individuals; Access
Hard To Reach Groups;
Raise Awareness and
Debate; Community
Ownership
Statutory Partnerships;
Steering Groups;
Sustainability
The second key ingredient is the task that the community is to be engaged in.
According to the Centre for Ethnicity and Health model, this must be
something that is meaningful, time limited and manageable. Nearly all of the
community engagement projects that we have run have involved communities
in undertaking a piece of research or a consultation exercise within their own
communities. Sometimes we have been met with an initial resistance to doing
yet another piece of research, but this misses the point. As in the initial
programme that we ran on behalf of the Department of Health, the process
(i.e. of getting ordinary people involved in doing the work) is as important, if
not more important, than the report that they produce at the end of the day.
The task or activity is something around which lots of other things will happen
over the lifetime of the project. Individuals will learn and new partnerships will
be formed. Besides, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that it will be
the fist time that these individuals have undertaken a research project.
The final ingredient, according to the Centre for Ethnicity and Healths model,
is the provision of appropriate support and guidance. We do not expect
community groups to become involved for nothing. Typically we would make
in the region of 15-20,000 available to the host organisation. We would
expect that the bulk of this money would be used to pay people from the
target community as community researchers 2. We then allocate a named
member of staff from our Community Engagement Team as a project support
1
The target community may be defined in a number of ways in many of the Community Engagement
Projects that we have run we have defined it by ethnicity. We have also worked with projects where it
has been defined by some other criteria however, such as age (e.g. young people); gender (e.g. women);
sexuality (e.g. gay men); service users (e.g. drug users or mental health service users); geography (e.g.
within a particular ward or estate) or by some other label that people can identify with or rally around
(e.g. victims of domestic violence, sex workers).
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worker. This person will visit the project at for at least half a day once a
fortnight. It is their role to support and guide the host organisation and the
researchers through the project. We also provide a package of training
typically in the form of a series of accredited workshops. The accredited
workshops give participants in the project a chance to gain a University
qualification whilst they undertake the work. The support workers will also
assist the group to pull together a steering group for the project 3. The steering
group is an essential element of the project: without one, it is difficult to see
who the community are engaging with and it is unlikely that anything out of the
project will be sustained in the longer term. The group will be doing a needs
assessment or a consultation exercise, but for what purpose? It is the role of
the steering group to ensure that the work that the group undertakes sits with
local priorities and strategies, and that there is a mechanism for picking up the
findings and recommendations that the group may make. It is also their role
to help to pick up the key individuals who are developed through the project
process to help them to take their next steps.
The Community Engagement Team
The Community Engagement Team comprises of 25 members of staff. They
work across a range of Community Engagement areas of specialism, within a
tight regional framework.
Northern
Team
Senior
Support
Worker
National Programme Directors

Midlands
Southern
Senior
Team
Team
Programme
Advisors
Senior
Senior
Support
Support
Worker
Worker
Support
Workers
X3
Support
Workers
X3
Support
Workers
X6
Drug
Interventions
Programme
Regeneration
Mental Health
Teaching And Learning Team

Administration Team
Communications Officer
Programme Outcomes
This is not always possible, for example, where potential participants are in receipt of state benefits
and where to receive payment would leave the participant worse off.
3
Very often we will have helped groups to do this very early on in the process at the point at which
they are applying to take part in the project.
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Each group involved in any of our Community Engagement Programmes is

required to submit a report detailing the needs, issues or concerns of the
community that it consulted with. The qualitative themes that emerge from the
reports are often very powerful, particularly when taken together with other
reports produced by groups involved in the same programme. Such
information is key to commissioning and planning services for diverse and
hard to reach communities. Often new partnerships between statutory sector
and hard to reach communities are formed as a direct result of community
engagement projects.
The capacity building of the individuals and groups involved in the programme
is often one of the key outcomes. Over 20% of those who are formally trained
go on to find work in a related field.
THE FOCUS OF THIS PARTICUAR REPORT
Since 2000 over 200 community groups have taken part in one or other of the
Centre for Ethnicity and Healths Community Engagement Work Programmes
ASIAN (Asian Service In Alcohol and Narcotics) in partnership with Reading
User Forum and Bullingdon Community Prison were one of 11 community
groups who took part in the Home Offices Drug Interventions Programme
Community Engagement Programme in 2005. The programme shared a
number of objectives with the Department of Healths Substance Misuse
Community Engagement Programme (2000 2005):
To ensure that Black and minority ethnic groups gain a better
understanding of the drug misuse issues for their communities
To establish information networks across participating projects creating
linkages both between different ethnic groups and across geographies for
the same ethnic groups, in order to encourage information to be shared
and gaps in services to be identified
To provide capacity building for local Black and minority ethnic community
groups to ensure not only the completion of the work, but also an
enhanced ability to articulate identified needs to service planners and
providers
To ensure local health and social care planners and providers are involved
in the process in order to enable the development of services that are
sensitive to and meet identified needs.
It also had a number of its own specific additional objectives however. These
were:
To enhance the local work force and planning agenda to ensure the
delivery and growth to the areas workforce of Black and minority ethnic
employees, including the development of mentoring, accredited training,
volunteer networks and employment.
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To improve the treatment engagement and sustainability of DIP offenders

from Black and minority ethnic communities throughout the end to end
process of DIP assessment, treatment and reduction of offending
outcomes.
To ensure local DIP Champion/Boards DAAT, Community Safety Planners
and Commissioners are involved in a process in order to enable the
development of services that are sensitive to and meet the needs of Black
and minority ethnic communities within the DIP localities.
To undertake a needs assessment of Black and minority ethnic offenders
within the CJIT process including users, ex users and family carer voices
from Black and minority ethnic communities within your DIP locality.
To identify gaps and developments required within DIP projects to enhance
the delivery of DIP for Black and minority ethnic communities and across
the whole population of a DIP locality.
Aims and Objectives
The overall aims of the ASIAN research project were to:
To engage with male Pakistani prisoners in Bullingdon Community Prison.
To engage with males and females in the general Pakistani community in
Reading (over the age of eighteen years) who are not using drugs.
To engage with male and female Pakistanis (over the age of eighteen
years) in the Reading community who are using heroin.
The main thrust of this report follows a statement by the Reading DIP team
that Pakistani drug users in the Reading area were not engaging in drug
treatment. The report therefore set out to examine:
1. Is this the case and
2. The reasons this is occurring.
The research was separated into two distinct areas, community and prison.
Bullingdon Community Prison was involved because this would be the usual
prison for people to be sent who were either remanded in custody or
convicted of drug offences in the Reading area.
The views expressed in this report are those of the group that undertook the
research and are not necessarily those of the Centre for Ethnicity and Health
at the University of Central Lancashire.
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DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE READING COMMUNITY: (CENSUS 2001)

POPULATION:
Total number of people
Males
Females
Aged 0 to 15
Aged 16 to 74
Aged 75 and over
72076
71020
27392
106963
8741
The census identified an 8,300 rise in the population since 1991.

ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
Ethnic Group (all people)
White
124240
Largest minority ethnic group(s)

Pakistan
Black Caribbean
Indian
Place of birth (all people)
Born in UK
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)
Born outside EU
123061
5340
14695
Religion (all people)

Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Other
No religion
Religion not stated
89618
688
1417
415
5730
781
518
31486
12443
3828
3181
2425
WORK
Status (all people aged 16-74)
Employed
Unemployed
Long-term unemployed
69699
2696
628
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Student (economically active)

Retired
Student (economically inactive)
Looking after home/family
Permanently sick or disabled
Other inactive
4367
10483
7531
6005
3228
2954
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)

Qualifications at degree level or higher
No qualifications
30227
24418
HOUSING
(all households)
Number of households with residents
Number of people per hectare
Average household size
Vacant household spaces
Owner-occupied
Without central heating
Without own bath/shower & toilet
Overcrowding indicator
57877
35.4
2.4
1728
38584
4525
650
6349
COMMUNITY SAFETY
The Safer Reading Partnership is a partnership between statutory agencies
including Reading Borough Council, Thames Valley Police, the Probation
Service, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and Reading Primary Care
Trust.
The aim is to make Reading a safer place for those who live work or
visit here. This is done by:
discouraging criminal and anti-social behaviour

reducing the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour
tackling drug and alcohol related criminality through treatment and
enforcement
SAFER COMMUNITY FORUMS

The Safer Reading Campaign believes that community safety depends on
community engagement. Seven Safer Community Forums to promote
community safety and crime reduction within local neighbourhoods have been
developed.
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Each forum is held on a quarterly basis. The forums are committed to using
community intelligence for effective policing and problem solving. The present
forum areas are:
Caversham Forum
East Reading Forum
South Reading Forum
Minster & Katesgrove Forum
Norcot & Southcote Forum
Tilehurst & Kentwood Forum
The Oxford Road Forum
The Safer Reading Campaign funds small scale capital projects to enhance
areas so crime and the fear of crime is reduced. In the past these have
included gating and fencing projects.
DRUGS & ALCOHOL SERVICES

Reading can offer a number of support services for people affected by drugs
and alcohol including:
counselling, advice and support for people affected by prescribed or

illicit drugs
support and counselling for families, friends and colleagues of people
who have a drug related problem
needle and syringe exchange
support through the GP if prescribing is going to be helpful in dealing
with the drug problem
community detoxification programmes and in-patient detox if
appropriate
education and training about drugs issues
alternative therapies
SOURCE
Source is a multi-agency service for young people (under 19) in Reading and
Wokingham. Offers training (for young people and professionals), education,
information, advice, support, one-to-one work and acts as an access point for
referrals to other agencies. Also runs family support sessions, support groups
for children of drug using parents and family therapy.
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Source work on an appointment only basis but can be contacted Mon-Friday,

9am - 5pm and appointments can be arranged outside these times if
necessary. Source covers the Reading and Wokingham area.
EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Support for Schools on Ethnic Minority Achievement and Race Equality
Reading Borough Council offers an Ethnic Minority Achievement Service, that
provides:
Additional teaching support for pupils at the beginner stages of

acquiring English as an Additional Language (EAL) and for
underachieving ethnic minority groups, in particular, for pupils of Black
Caribbean, Black African and Pakistani heritage
Teaching and pastoral support for refugee and asylum seeker pupils
Training, guidance and advice for teachers and other school staff on:
effective EAL practice and strategies for raising ethnic minority
attainment
&
planning
an
inclusive
curriculum
developing anti-racist initiatives to support the Stephen Lawrence
Inquiry recommendations
Information and advice for ethnic minority parents and communities on
educational matters
First language assessment for pupils and interpretation and translation
for parents in the four main South Asian languages
DEMOGAPHICS OF BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON

Bullingdon operates as an adult male Category C Training Prison with a
Category B local function. Opened in 1992, it is a 'new gallery' prison by
design with its four main houseblocks divided into three galleried units. A fifth
houseblock was added to the prison which is a two gallery unit.
ACCOMMODATION:
There are four original houseblocks (A-D) and a fifth (E) was added in 1997.
Accommodation comprises of single and double cells.
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY:
963 as of 31st January 2006
RECEPTION CRITERIA:
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Bullingdon Community Prison has a Court catchment area which extends

from:
Crown Courts in Oxford and Reading.
Magistrates Courts in; Oxford, Reading, Slough, Newbury, Banbury, Witney,
Bicester, Didcot, Bracknell, Wantage.
Bullingdon also accept prisoners from other courts within the Thames Valley
and surrounding areas.
REGIME:
Bullingdon operates a three-tier system of regime (Basic, Standard and
Enhanced), as part of an Incentives and Earned Privileges Programme.
Mandatory Drug Testing was introduced in 1996 as part of national policy. The
prison has a range of work, education and training opportunities delivering
basic and key skills, and opportunities for vocational qualifications. There are
a range of Offending Behaviour Programmes which are based on Cognitive
Behavioural and Psychodynamic Models. This includes the Rehabilitation of
Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPt) 12 Step Drug Treatment Programme, Sexual
Offenders Treatment Programme, Enhanced Thinking Skills Programme and
Short Duration Drug Treatment Programme.
ETHNICITY:
During the completion of this research, Asian prisoners accounted for an
average of approximately five percent of the prison population at Bullingdon,
from this approximately thirty eight percent were Pakistani and over seventy
percent of these Pakistani prisoners were from the Reading Area. Bullingdon
Community Prison currently has a total of 5% Black and minority ethnic staff.
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METHODOLOGY
A steering group meeting was held at the Pakistani Community Centre in East
Reading around April/May 2005. In attendance were prominent members of
the Pakistani community, Jocelyn Pearson, the manager of DIP, high ranking
police officers, Yaser Mir from UCLan, the Deputy Governor of Bullingdon
Community Prison and representatives from Reading User Forum (RUF)
including one potential community researcher from the Asian community.
As a result of this meeting approval was given in early June 2005 by Sue
Saunders, the Governor of Bullingdon for an element of the research to be
carried out within the prison. The drug services manager Les Cleeve was
asked to facilitate the research on behalf of the prison.
A member of the Pakistani community suggested that RUF met with him and
together tried to locate individuals within the community interested in taking
part in the research project. They spoke to an individual who showed interest
and RUF met up with them on several occasions to discuss the project. There
were now two individuals who wanted to help and get involved with the
project. It appeared that the project was now ready to start, however for
reasons that we cannot divulge both volunteers dropped out of the project and
we were back at the beginning again.
The prison side of the research also had its own problems, although research
volunteers were easier to recruit, they were even more difficult to keep. The
transient nature of the population at the prison meant that quite often
researchers did not return from court; were released from prison on
completion of their sentence; were removed from the prison on security
grounds; released on Home Detention Curfew or transferred to another prison
as a progressive move following completion of treatment programmes.
Another steering group meeting was arranged in the community, although due
to poor attendance this meeting was a disappointment. The only people from
the community side who turned up were Jocelyn Pearson (DIP), John Howard
(RUF) and the chair of the Pakistani community centre. The project was going
nowhere, fast. John Howard persisted in trying to find interested individuals
but to no avail.
Although there was some difficulty in getting the project off the ground in the
community, the workshops to prepare the team were well under way, .the first
of them was completed in Bullingdon Community Prison in June 2005.
Time passed and then, in August, out of nowhere it all started coming
together. RUF received a phone call from Urfan Azad enquiring about doing
voluntary work with RUF. Urfan Azad was a taxi driver who was told about
RUF by one of his passengers, who had done some voluntary work with RUF
herself. RUF arranged a time to meet Urfan Azad later that week.
When the meeting took place it was clear that as a Pakistani ex-heroin user
Urfan was perfectly suited for the project and brief details of the project were
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put to him. Urfan was enthusiastic about getting involved so a further meeting
was arranged for him to meet with RUF and the Reading DIP Manager,
Jocelyn Pearson. Jocelyn also knew of another individual who had just been
released from prison who was interested in getting involved but who dropped
out soon after.
Shahid Farid, a friend of Urfans also expressed interest in becoming involved
in the research project.
Training and support to the individuals was offered by Yaser Mir of the
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and John Howard of RUF.
The community was accessed by the two lead community researchers Urfan
Azad and Shahid Farid who had good knowledge of the local community and
of the increasing problem of drugs within it.
As ex-service users from the Pakistani community they were aware of the
stigma attached to drug use and the difficulties faced by users and ex-users
within the community through, what they stated was, its lack of understanding.
The data collection method used was questionnaires. The questionnaires
were designed for community and prison use with some questions relating
specifically to each area. They were designed by the researchers.
Thirty questionnaires were completed, twenty within the community and ten in
the prison. The questionnaires were carried out on a one-to-one basis
between the researchers and the respondents; the researchers themselves
went through the questionnaires with the interviewees and recorded their
responses. The data was then analysed quantitatively (findings recorded in
figures) and processed into charts, the written data (qualitative data) was
recorded in writing noting comments and remarks made by the respondents.
An action plan in which deadlines for tasks, targets and the aims and
objectives of the project were put into place and which was monitored by
Yaser Mir from UCLan.
Support meetings were held regularly with researchers to ensure the research
was proceeding according to plan.
John Howard of RUF and Yaser Mir from UCLan advised and supported Urfan
and Shahid in the formation of an Asian user group called Asian Service In
Alcohol and Narcotics (ASIAN), the support for the individuals involved and
for ASIAN given by RUF will be ongoing.
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RESEARCH FINDINGS:
SECTION 1 - ABOUT YOU QUESTION 1 AGE RANGE
Table 1
Age - 80% of the users were between the ages of 22 to 29 Years of age.
AGE
19 - 21
22 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 39
Percentages
2
7%
53%
27%
13%
16
8
4
Table 2
Gender - project was based around male population of the Pakistani
community.
Question 2 GENDER
Male
Female
Other
30
0
0
Percentages
100%
0%
0%
Table 3
Citizenship - everyone who participated in the questionnaire was British.
Question 2 CITIZENSHIP
British
Refugee
Asylum
Other
Percentages
30
0
0
0
100%
0%
0%
0%
Table 4
Ethnicity of respondents
ETHNICITY ASIAN OR BRITISH
Pakistani
Indian
Bangladeshi
Other
Percentages
29
1
0
0
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97%
3%
0%
0%
Table 5
Language - the results shown are from 30 individuals who gave more than
one answer per language choice.
WHICH LANGUAGE ARE YOU FLUENT IN
English
Urdu
Punjabi
Mirpuri
French
Spanish
Arabic
SPOKEN
30
26
26
1
1
1
1
WRITTEN
30
2
0
1
1
1
1
Table 6
Respondents place of birth
BORN IN THE UK
Yes
No
PERCENTAGES
87%
13%
26
4
Table 7
Country of origin
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Pakistan
India
PERCENTAGES
93%
7%
30
PERCENTAGES
0%
100%
30
PERCENTAGES
0%
0%
0%
100%
28
Table 8
Respondents with a disability
DO YOU HAVE DISABILITY
Yes
No
Table 9
Sexuality of respondents
SEXUALITY
Lesbian or gay woman
Homosexual or gay man
Bi- Sexual
Heterosexual or Straight
0
0
0
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Table 10
Religion - the project was based around the Pakistani community so the
majority of the participants were Muslim who followed the teachings of the
Islam faith.
RELIGION
None
Jewish
Hindu
Islam
Christian
Sikh
Buddhist
Other
Percentages
0%
0%
0%
97%
0%
3%
0%
0%
0
0
0
29
0
1
0
0
SECTION 2 DRUG USE

Table 11
Drug use - the results shown are from 30 individuals who gave more than one
answer per drug of choice.
DRUG
Heroin
26
Crack
Cocaine
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
Alcohol
Poly Drug Use
Other Drug
Drug Free
8
17
6
3
10
6
26
1
1
1
PERCENTAGES
25%
8%
16 %
6%
3%
10 %
6%
25%
1%
1%
1%
Table 12
Method of drug use - the results shown are from 30 individuals who gave
more than one answer per choice.
HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR DRUG OF CHOICE?
Smoke
Inject
PERCENTAGES
29
2
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81%
6%
Snort
Swallow
9%
6%
Table 13
Respondents perceiving drug use as a problem
DO YOU SEE YOUR DRUG USE AS A PROBLEM?
Yes
No
PERCENTAGES
30
0
100%
0%
Table 14
Reasons for crime - when we asked all 30 participants the reason for
committing crime the answers below were stated. Supporting their drug habit
was the reason they committed crime, the majority of users said if the habit
stops then the crime stops with it.
WHAT ARE YOUR REASONS FOR COMMITTING
CRIME?
1. Need money for drugs and food
2. To support drug habit
3. For my habit and for feeling the British law
system (unjust at times)
4. fund money for my habit
5. to buy my drugs
6. To support drug addiction
7. the only way I can fund my habit
8. I would not commit crime if I never took
drugs
10. have no other way of making money
11. support drug habit
12. cant afford the drugs I take without
committing crime
13. have no choice
14. Im trapped in heroin and have to do crime
15. to fund my drug use
16. its like food if you dont eat you starve I
have no choice because of drugs
17. why do you think
18. I cant afford to fund my addiction
19. have to stop drugs to stop crime
20. To buy drugs
21. I have no choice but do crime to smoke
22. to buy food and drugs well I even steal the
food
24. have no money dont like doing it but have
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no other way for drugs

25. my addiction
26. To make money for drugs
27. To support drugs
28. To afford my drug habit
29. only way I can buy my heroin and crack
30. I need help because of drugs
Table 15
Control over drug use
HOW MUCH CONTROL DO
YOU HAVE ON YOUR DRUG USE?
NO CONTROL
SOME CONTROL
COMPLETELY IN CONTROL
PERCENTAGES
17
12
1
57%
40%
3%
Table 16
Reasons for drug use - it is clear from the research findings that a significant
factor in drug use among the Asian Pakistani community relates to the issue
of arranged marriages. There were also significant numbers of responders
who reported family problems and stress as major factors in drug use.
WHAT ARE YOUR REASONS FOR TAKING DRUGS?
1. Stress, Anger, Family problems
2. Quick relief, boredom, mental challenge, peer pressure, bullying
3. Im stuck in addictions
4. Powerless of my thoughts feelings and behaviour
5. To fit in and be part of something and to get away from my feelings
6. Family problems stress enjoyment
7. Peer pressure-scaling-enjoyment- suppressing feelings
8. Started as a social thing and now Im addicted
9. Family problem and also life is shit
10. Forced into marriage
11. Stressed out with life
12. Family problems at home
13. Try something new and now its a problem
14. Forced into marriage at a early age
15. Arranged marriage
17. Enjoyed the drugs, the buzz
18. Drugs are very supportive when you are feeling down
19. Problems at home and with family
20. Forced into marriage at an early age
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21. Pissed off with it due to marriage

22. Sick of life parents giving me no other choice
23. Socialising and now Im addicted
24. Felt let down by the people around me
25. Family forced me to get married
26. Problems at home and with family
27. Socialising and now Im hooked
29. Stress out with my life and found drugs as a hope
30. Loved the buzz of brown and now Im stuck with it
Table 17
Frequency of drug use
HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE DRUGS?
Daily
Weekly
Occasionally
Socially
PERCENTAGES
30
0
0
0
100%
0%
0%
0%
Table 18
Availability of drugs
ARE YOUR DRUGS OF CHOICE
AVAILABLE IN THE READING AREA?
PERCENTAGES
Hard to get
Available
Easy to get
0
0
30
0%
0%
100%
Table 19
Expenditure on drugs - 87% of all participants spend on average 300 a week
on their drug habit. The money which they spend came direct from crime.
87% = 26 respondents @ 300 per week or 42.86 per day each. That
equates to 15,642.86 each per year, multiplied by the 26 users who reported,
this expenditure equates to a total of 406,714.25 as the proceeds of crime
for only 26 users. The overall figure for the country must therefore be
staggering.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU SPEND
ON DRUGS PER WEEK?
50
100
150
PERCENTAGES
0
3
1
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0%
10%
3%
200
250
300+
11
37%
27%
23%
8
7
Table 20
Funding for drug use - the results shown are from 30 individuals who gave
more than one answer per choice
HOW DO YOU FUND YOUR DRUG USE?
State Benefits
Crime
Friends
Other
PERCENTAGES
16
27
2
4
33%
55%
4%
8%
Table 21
Problems related to drugs - the results shown are from 30 individuals who
gave more than one answer per choice
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM AS A
RESULT OF YOUR DRUG USE?
Health
Social Problems
Family
Prison
Financial
Housing
Domestic Violence
PERCENTAGES
29
27
30
28
28
10
11
18 %
16 %
18 %
17 %
17 %
6%
7%
SECTION 3 WHATS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY

Table 22
Awareness of drug services
ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT
DRUG SERVICES ARE
AVAILABLE IN THE
COMMUNITY?
YES
2
NO
28
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PERCENTAGES
7%
93%
Table 23
Help and support - the results shown are from 30 individuals who gave more
than one answer per choice
ARE YOU CURRENTLY RECEIVING ANY HELP
OR SUPPORT?
Friends
Family
Community Elders
Imam
Pakistani Mentors
Others
PERCENTAGES
27 %
20
61 %
1
3%
1
3%
1
3%
1
3%
Table 24
Shame attached to drug use - after looking at the comments made by the
participants there appears to be a lack of understanding within the non-using
Pakistani community with regards to drug use and drugs in general. The
participant feel neglected by the community elders and feel that a lot of
support isnt been given to the community to address this problem.
IS THERE ANY SHAME ATTACHED TO BEING A DRUG USER IN THE
PAKISTANI COMMUNITY IN READING?
1. yes we are not allowed to smoke drugs
2. yes of course
3. yes this should be addressed through private drug companies by
Asians
4. yes with help open mind and understanding
5. yes I would like to see the community being more educated in drugs
6. yes I would like my community to accept it as a disease and help me
address it
7. yes I would like the community to be addressed that addiction is no joke
it is a disease and can trap the best of us
8. yes the community looks at me as scum
9. yes the community dont even think I exist
10. community what is a community
11. yes
12. yes they need to be made aware of drug issues and problems
13. yes I feel uncomfortable in the community
14. yes
15. once your labelled a druggy then that names sticks with you for life
16. yes
17. your not given a chance or support
18. yes screw them who needs a community
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Table 25
Support networks
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPORT NETWORKS
IN THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY WHICH
WOULD HELP THOSE IN DRUG USE?
Friends
9
Family
20
Community Elders
Imam
Pakistani Mentors
Others
PERCENTAGES
30%
67%
3%
0%
0%
0%
Table 26
Asian Drug Workers and Asian User Forum
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT ASIAN DRUG WORKERS/ASIAN DRUG USERS
FORUM?
1. This will be very good idea because we need one big time you get me
2. Asians would not react to this in a positive way because they are
backward and judgmental
3. Feel its a very good idea
4. It is good and I would be happy to work with them
5. I would feel very good they understand culture by also it would be good
if they were ex-users
6. I think it would be good and they can understand me and my drug use
as I am an addict
7. Good idea as it will make me feel more safer and more trusting and willing
towards talking about my problems
8. This is what we need big time
9. Very good idea we need ex-user to be involved so they can relate to us
10. I feel its a very good idea
11. I think it would be a good idea because they isnt nothing for us out there
12. Its will be good because there is drug agencies out there but they dont
know shit about Asian culture
13. This would be very good
14. Yes very good need this help
15. I would feel happy for this and I need it now
16. I would like to help and this is a very good idea
17. Been waiting for something like this for about 5 years
18. There is a big need for this
19. This is a very good idea
20. Yes this would be a great idea
21. I can trust my own especially if they have been through the same as
me on drugs
22. Get more support not like the white agencies that dont give a
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shit and wear gloves to shake your hand

23. Yeah this will be a great idea
24. Yes this is great
25. I feel that it will be a good idea
26. Get more support from Asian workers and it will be good if they
were ex-users so they can understand us better
27. I feel that this will work because its the first and look how many
white drug organisations there is
28. This is very good
29. Very happy to hear about this
30. Need it
Table 27
Help or Support
ARE YOU CURRENTLY RECEIVING ANY HELP OR
SUPPORT?
YES
8
NO
22
PERCENTAGES
27%
73%
Table 28
The practice of sending back home
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SENT
"BACK HOME"
FOR YOUR DRUG USE?
PERCENTAGES
Yes
No
25
83%
17%
Table 29
Accessing drug treatment
HAVE YOU EVER ACCESSED DRUG
TREATMENT IN THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY?
Yes
No
Did not answer
PERCENTAGES
0
0%
83%
17%
25
5
Table 30
Treatment effectiveness note: 1 respondent did not respond
HOW DID YOU FIND THE TREATMENT
YOU RECEIVED?
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PERCENTAGES
Very Useful
Not Useful
Useful
No Answer
1
25
4
0
3%
83%
14%
0%
SECTION 4 DRUGS & CRIME

Table 31
Drug use leading to crime - all participants interviewed committed crime to
feed the drug habit.
HAS YOUR DRUG USE CAUSED
YOU TO COMMIT CRIME?
PERCENTAGES
Yes
30
100%
No
0%
Table 32
Help for offending behaviour
DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED HELP FOR
YOUR COMMITTING CRIMES?
Yes
No
PERCENTAGES
25
83%
5
17%
Table 33
Help for drug use
DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED HELP FOR
YOUR DRUG USE?
YES
NO
PERCENTAGES
28
93%
2
7%
Table 34
Help for committing crime - note: only 7 participants answered this question
DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED HELP
FOR
YOUR COMMITTING CRIMES
Yes
No
PERCENTAGES
2
5
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29 %
71 %
SECTION 4a POLICE
Table 35
Experience with the police
IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE POLICE IN THE PAST, PLEASE
EXPLAIN YOUR EXPERIENCE.
WERE YOU TREATED FAIRLY/UNFAIRLY?
1. Sometimes I experience verbal abuse, physical abuse and was judge like a
common criminal but with olive skin
2. Unfairly because I am Asian
3. Unfairly they seem to think all Asians are drug dealers and terrorist
4. Fairly
5. Unfairly they seem to think all Asians are drug dealers are terrorist
6. Unfairly every time I got arrested and if I went out and drive an expensive car
I would get stopped all the time
7. Sometimes I am treated fair and sometimes unfairly like in anything there are
always a few rotten apples in the bunch
8. Unfairly
9. Unfairly when I was clucking one time in the cells and I was vomiting to weak to
even walk they made me mop up the floor
10. Unfairly no understanding of what we are going through
11. Unfairly they put the plastic mat which you have to sleep on over me and started
beating me because I was clucking for some gear
12. Unfairly they treated like I was dirty and diseased
13. Unfairly because they gave me food that taste like shit
14. Unfairly
15. They are sick when it comes to you been bang on heroine or crack they dont give a monkeys!
16. Unfairly because they think you are thick and have no brains
17. Unfairly they take the piss getting to your cell
18. The doctor in the Reading police cell is a idiot the he dont know shit about
drugs and end up given you the wrong medicine
19. Unfairly
20. Unfairly
21. Unfairly
22. Kept calling me "cha-cha" which is a racist chat
23. Thames valley is the biggest bunch of ass hole there is in the UK take the piss with
everything food, water, phone calls.
24. Unfairly
25. Unfairly
26. Unfairly
27. Unfairly
28. Unfairly
29. Unfairly
30. Unfairly the cells were dirty and complained about changing cells they told
me to clean it yourself
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Table 36
Arrested with an offence related to drugs - the results shown are from 30
individuals who gave more than one answer per choice
WERE YOU ARRESTED WITH AN OFFENCE
RELATED TO?
PERCENTAGES
DRUG OFFENCES
29
82 %
OTHER OFFENCES CAUSED BY THE DRUG USE
3
9%
UNRELATED TO DRUG USE
3
9%
Table 37
Charged with an offence related to - the results shown are from 30 individuals
who gave more than one answer per choice
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CHARGED WITH AN
OFFENCE RELATED TO?
PERCENTAGES
DRUG OFFENCES
30
78 %
OTHER OFFENCES CAUSED BY THE DRUG USE
4
11 %
UNRELATED TO DRUG USE
4
11 %
Table 38
Offered to see an arrest referral worker
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN OFFERED TO SEE AN ARREST
REFERRAL WORKER WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ARRESTED?
Yes
2
No
28
PERCENTAGES
7%
93%
Table 39
Agreed to see an arrest referral worker
HAVE YOU EVER AGREED OR REQUESTED TO SEE
AN ARREST REFERRAL WORKER?
Yes
2
No
28
PERCENTAGES
7%
93%
Table 40
Offered drug treatment at arrest stage - question about arrest referral worker
had similar outcomes; reason being a lot of participants didnt either know
what they were, who they were, and what they did. It seemed clear to us that
arrest referral wasnt very clearly explained to users or understood in the
Pakistani community who came into contact with the criminal justice system.
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WHERE YOU OFFERED REFERRAL FOR DRUG

TREAMENT ON ARREST?
YES
2
NO
PERCENTAGES
7%
28
93%
Table 41
Treatment acceptance
DID YOU ACCEPT TREATMENT?
YES
NO
PERCENTAGES
2
7%
93%
28
Table 42
Tested for drugs in Police custody
HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED FOR DRUGS IN
POLICE CUSTODY?
YES
NO
29
PERCENTAGES
97%
1
3%
Table 43
Outcome of drugs test
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?
Positive
Negative
Percentages
20
10
67%
33%
Table 44
Incorrect drug test results
IF YOU HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR DRUGS IN
POLICE CUSTODY, DO YOU THINK THE
TEST RESULT HAS EVER BEEN WRONG?
Yes
2
No
28
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PERCENTAGES
7%
93%
Table 45
Users sentenced differently to non-users for the same crime - the entire
participants in the research committed crime to feed the habit they did not do
it for the kick of it but purely to feed their habit.
DO YOU THINK USERS SHOULD BE SENTENCED DIFFERENTLY TO
NON-USERS FOR THE SAME CRIME?
1. Because they dont know what they are doing drugs have taken over there life
2. Look at the life of drug induced criminals they were abused or had a hard life
so cant be at fault
3. Crime is crime
4. Crime is crime and there are no excuses for it
5. Coz some users need help not prison coz that isnt dealing with the problem
6. If I was treated I have no reason to commit crime
7. Some of the users would not do crime but because they are on drugs they
have to do crime to make money
8. Because it is under the influence of drugs and they are not in a fit state
10. Because on drugs you dont have a choice
12. And sentencing us isnt the solution anyway
13. Crime committed by users is only to feed the habit and not for fun
15. Drugs have taken over my life I need to commit crime and sentencing
isnt the solution
16. Treatment would be better than sentencing
17. Why dont instead of a sentence they keep us on detox programs must
cost the same or even less
18. Treatment would be better then sentencing
19. Of course them mans are sick what just rob for the sake of robbing
20. It not fear we have a illness
21. Would you sentence a disabled person the same way as a normal person?
22. Prison is not the answer trust me Ive been in and out enough jails
23. Sentencing is shit dont help
24. Because on drugs you dont have a choice
25. Treatment would be better than sentencing
26. It not fair we have a problem
27. Treatment is better
28. Allow it man sentencing is shit
30. Treatment would be so much better than putting us in a place were
its even easier to get it
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SECTION 5 DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES

Table 46
Effectiveness of drug treatment for Asian clients
HOW EFFECTIVE DO YOU FEEL DRUG TREATMENT
SERVICES ARE IN DEALING WITH ASIAN CLIENTS?
PERCENTAGES
EFFECTIVE
4
13%
NOT EFFECTIVE
25
84%
VERY EFFECTIVE
1
3%
Table 47a
Development of drug treatment to meet needs of Asian clients - quantitative
DO YOU FEEL THAT DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES COULD
BE DEVELOPED TO BETTER SERVE ASIAN CLIENTS?
YES
30
NO
0
PERCENTAGES
100%
0%
Table 47b
Development of drug treatment to meet needs of Asian clients - qualitative
DO YOU FEEL THAT DRUG TREATMENT
SERVICES COULD BE DEVELOPED
TO BETTER SERVE ASIAN CLIENTS?
1. To be made not just for white people
2. Always a better way and room for improvement
3. Developed through the Asian community as much family that need support
i. and are ready to surrender to treatment
4. Support my family when it comes to issue of addiction
5. Asian people have cultural problems that are not understood by other races
6. By letting Asian users have a say in what they want to see done
7. Help me with my family to work on my addiction
8. Have more Asian drug worker around offering help + advice
9. More Asian drug workers would be very good so they can explain to
i. the families of users and the community
11. Train up more Asian drug workers would be very good
12. Make local imams aware of drug problem
13. Make the community realize about the drug problems
15. Have my parents learn more education even courses about the effect of drugs
16. to have a better understanding of the Asian culture
17. Have my parents go on anger management courses
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18. More Asian ex-users working there

19. Have an Asian drug treatment not just white
21. Make then aware of cultural differences
22. By having more Asian workers who understand what were going through
Table 48
Appropriateness of drug treatment for Asian clients
HOW APPROPRIATE DO YOU FEEL DRUG TREATMENT
SERVICES ARE IN DEALING WITH ASIAN CLIENTS?
EFFECTIVE
6
NOT EFFECTIVE
24
VERY EFFECTIVE
0
PERCENTAGES
20%
80%
0%
Table 49a
Contribution to developing services to meet needs - quantitative
DO YOU THINK THAT INDIVIDUALS FROM ASIAN
COMMUNITY COULD MAKE A VALUABLE
CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPING SERVICES TO
BETTER MEET NEEDS?
YES
30
NO
0
PERCENTAGES
100%
0%
Table 49b
Contribution to developing services to meet needs - qualitative
DO YOU THINK THAT INDIVIDUALS FROM ASIAN COMMUNITY COULD
MAKE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPING SERVICES TO
BETTER MEET NEEDS?
1. Because they could understand us more
2. Many family are looking for this kind of support but dont have it so I know
it will work
3. Understanding the problem easier
4. No Answer
5. Because would listen more
6. They can offer more then white people because white people cant understand
or have family value
7. They know the score with Asians
8. No answer
9. Yes
10. No Answer
11. It would make life easier for people like me
12. Yes
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13. It all about what you know and that

14. Yes
15. Yes
16. No Answer
17. Only a community could know what they desire and need and who better
then a member
18. No Answer
19. Of course why not
20. This is what we have been waiting for!
21. Yes
22. Because it is in there interest to make the community better they could
show that they are supporting and willing to help
Table 50a
Ex-users contribution to developing services to meet needs - quantitative
DO YOU FEEL THAT EX-DRUG USERS COULD MAKE A
VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPNG SERVICES
TO BETTER MEET NEEDS?
YES
30
NO
0
PERCENTAGES
100%
0%
Table 50b
Ex-users contribution to developing services to meet needs - qualitative
DO YOU FEEL THAT EX-DRUG USERS COULD MAKE
A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPNG
SERVICES TO BETTER MEET NEEDS?
1. they know it from a proper view and not from books
2. of course you could relate to a ex-users and ex-users would
give you automatic hope and ex-users will not judge you and easy to
open to and so
3. by helping other in Asian community that don` have support
4. they can relate to our problems on a social level and help us in the same manner
5. by helping other users
6. they have more explaining and they know how hard it is to come off drugs
7. they could show there experience and give advise on how there lives have
become better and how bad it was on drugs
8. they know what they are talking about
9. yes but it would be good if they are Asian
10. yes this is better for our needs because ex-users know were we are coming from
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. they know what the problem is because they have been through it already
14. Yes
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15. this is a positive thing

16. Yes
17. they would understand u so much better then a normal worker
18. this would be very good for me because I feel better around people who
have been through or know about the drug on a personal level
19. Yes
20. N/A
21. N/A
22. yes wicked idea
23. yes this is better for our needs because ex-users know were we are coming from
24. they know whats what
25. Yes
26. Yes
27. N/A
28. Yes
29. N/A
30. Yes
Table 51
Help or interest to respondents - the results shown are from 30 individuals
who gave more than one answer per choice
WOULD ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING BE ANY
HELP OR INTEREST
TO YOU?
Employment Training
Voluntary Opportunities
Education / Courses
Financial Support
Money Management
Training
Housing Advice
Welfare Rights Advice
Health and Fitness
Training
Child Support
PERCENTAGES
19 %
17 %
5%
13 %
22
20
6
16
9
8%
15 %
4%
18
5
17
6
SECTION 6 BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON

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14 %
5%
Table 52
History of prison - 30% of the prisoners who responded to the questionnaires
were first time offenders.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO PRISON BEFORE?
YES
NO
25
5
PERCENTAGES
83%
17%
Table 53
Awareness of services in prison
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE DRUG and EDUCATION
SERVICES AVAILABLE IN BULLINGDON COMMUNITY
PRISON?
Carats
30
Short Duration
Drug Programme
12
Rapt 12 step
programme
23
Life Skills
4
Alcohol Awareness
5
Parenting Skills
1
Basic Education
9
Advanced Education
3
Detox Programme
PERCENTAGES
33%
13%
26%
5%
5%
1%
10%
3%
4
4%
Table 54
Access to help in prison
DO YOU FEEL THAT BULLINGDON IS ASSISTING YOU
TO ACCESS HELP FOR YOUR DRUG PROBLEM?
Yes
No
Table 55
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PERCENTAGES
25
83%
5
17%
Completion of drug treatment - note: 5 participants did not answer the

question.
HAVE YOU COMPLETED A DRUG TREAMENT
PROGRAM AT BULLINGDON?
Yes
No
21
PERCENTAGES
84 %
16 %
Table 56
Engaged in drug treatment
ARE YOU CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A
DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMME
Yes
No
PERCENTAGES
4
26
13%
87%
Table 57
Substitute medication - note: all of the participants who were on substitute
medicine were either on methadone or subutex. 80% of prisoners in
Bullingdon who responded were engaged in drug treatment or had completed
a programme (8 out of 10).
ARE YOU CURRENTLY ON A SUBSTITUTE MEDICATION
SUCH AS METHADONE OR SUBUTEX
Yes
No
13
17
PERCENTAGES
43%
57%
Table 58
Aftercare and drug treatment
HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED AFTERCARE OR
STRUCTURED DRUG TREAMENT AFTER
FINISHING A SENTENCE?
Yes
No
0
30
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PERCENTAGES
0%
100%
DISCUSSION
A total of thirty questionnaires were completed in face to face interviews by
the researchers. Twenty questionnaires were completed amongst the
Pakistani community in the Reading area and ten questionnaires were
completed in Bullingdon Community Prison.
The purpose of the questionnaires was to establish / identify the treatment
needs of Pakistani community members and prisoners with substance misuse
problems.
All respondents interviewed were male.
Seven percent were aged between 19-21

53% 22-24
27% 25-29
13% 30-39
Ethnicity of those interviewed consisted of:
99% Pakistani and

1% Indian
87% were born in Britain and
13% from outside of the U.K.
All of the respondents were British Citizens.
97% were from the Muslim faith.

Three percent were Sikh.
When asked about drug use;
99% had taken drugs.

1% were drug free.
The most popular drugs were;
Heroin and alcohol followed by

Cocaine,
Amphetamines
Crack.
Poly drug use was the least popular.
Among those taking drugs in the Pakistani community;
81% smoked drugs

6% injected
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9% snorted and
6% swallowed their drug of choice.
Some respondents gave more than one answer relating to how they
administered their drug(s) of choice.
All respondents saw their drug use as a problem;
57% admitted to having no control over their drug use

40% admitted to having some control and
3% stated that they had complete control.
All respondents were taking drugs on a daily basis;
93% said that they needed help for their drug use.
All respondents stated that Class A drugs were easy to obtain in Reading.
They also stated that as this was the most popular choice of drug groups
amongst those interviewed more has to be done to reduce the availability.
An average 200 to 300 per week was spent by respondents to support their
drug use. The majority of this money was obtained from state benefits and
crime.
When respondents were asked about the reasons for taking drugs, two of the
most popular reasons given were;
Family problems and

Arranged marriages.
Researchers felt that other cultures amongst whom Arranged Marriages is

not common practice would find it hard to relate to this as being a reason to
take drugs.
None of the respondents stated that they had a disability. However the
majority of them had experienced health problems as a result of their drug
use. This is a clear indication of the need to include drug education in the
school curriculum and community forums such as youth centres for the
purpose of assisting with understanding the implications of taking drugs,
showing both the short and long term effects on heath and to act as a
deterrent to young people.
The Pakistani community questionnaires identified that there is scant
knowledge among the community relating to the drug services available for
users, ex-users and potential future service users.
7% of respondents were aware of the drug services available in the

community. When respondents were asked about support networks in
their community the majority mentioned their families and friends. They
also stated that more has to be done in the Pakistani community at a
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professional level with experienced members of the community

providing support where required.
Respondents went to the following people in their community for support;
3% turned to community elders

3% each mentioned the Imam and Pakistani mentors and
3% said other support.
Research findings identify that one of the main reasons Pakistani users and
ex-users do not turn to the Reading Pakistani community for help and support
is the shame attached to being a drug user within the community.
Respondents stated that they are stigmatised and looked down on .by the
community Respondents made comments such as:
The community looks at you as scum.
The community doesnt even think you exist.
I feel uncomfortable in the community.
I would like the community to be addressed that addiction is no joke
and it can trap the best of us.
I would like to see the community being more educated in drugs.
Researchers who were ex-users from the Pakistani community felt that being
sent back to Pakistan for rehabilitation was something that may not work for
service users to facilitate breaking their cycle of addiction. They felt this
because their different way of life and the treatment methods used in Pakistan
were not suited to Pakistani users raised in the U.K. In most cases the service
users continue using at home coming back to the U.K with a higher tolerance
level for drugs such as heroin, due to its availability and low cost. Eighty three
percent of the respondents had been sent to Pakistan for treatment by their
families.
None of the respondents had accessed drug treatment in the Pakistani
community and stated that they were not aware of any service availability.
When the respondents were asked how they would feel about Asian drug
workers or an Asian drug forum 97% of them said that it would be a very good
idea and that there was a great need for it, especially if the workers were exusers. Respondents felt that they would have a better understanding through
personal experience. Three percent stated that Asian drug workers was not a
good idea as they considered the Pakistani community to be backwards and
judgmental and that this would not be received in a positive way.
Researchers are unanimous in agreeing that there is a great need for Asian
drug workers who understand the culture, can relate to issues of Asian users
and ex-users and thereby be more understanding towards issues concerning
the Pakistani community.
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There was a direct link between the respondents drug use and crime as all
respondents stated that they had committed crime to support their drug
addiction and all had been charged with drug offences. All of the respondents
interviewed felt they had been treated unfairly by the police and some stated
that the police did not show any concern about them or their addiction. The
researchers support the view of the respondents that more has to be done to
build relations between the Reading Police and the Pakistani community.
When the respondents were asked if they thought users should be sentenced
differently than non-users for the same crime. Ninety eight percent felt they
should be sentenced differently. They stated some of their reasons below:
Because they dont know what they are doing and drugs have taken
over their lives.
Crime committed by users is only to feed their habit.
If I was treated I would have no reason to commit crime.
Prison is not the answer I have been in and out of enough jails.
Its not fair we have a problem.
The 2% who said they should be sentenced the same, regardless of being
users or non-users said:
Crime is crime.
Crime is crime there is no excuse for it.
The questionnaires identify that ninety three percent of those arrested had not
been offered referral for drug treatment or the option of seeing an arrest
referral worker. Only 7% of the respondents said they had been given the
opportunity to see an arrest referral worker and according to the respondents,
all of them accepted as they felt they needed to do something about their drug
problem.
When respondents were asked if they had been offered referral for drug
treatment on arrest 93% said that they had not been offered this. The
remaining 7% said they had been offered drug referral but did not give a
reason as to why they accepted the treatment.
Ninety seven percent of those arrested were tested for drugs whilst in police
custody from whom 93% felt that the results had been correct and 7% felt that
the results were incorrect. The majority of the results were positive and this
should have provided an opportunity to see an arrest referral worker and a
referral to drug treatment where necessary.
Drug treatment services could be better developed to serve Asian clients by
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an improved understanding of the Asian culture and of the stigma attached to

being a drug user within the Asian community. This could be best addressed
by employing Asian drug workers who would find it easier to approach and
understand the Asian community especially if they had first hand experience
of drug use themselves. Eighty four percent of the respondents felt that drug
treatment services were not effective in dealing with Asian clients, and all of
those interviewed said services could be better developed to serve Asian
clients by giving reasons such as:
Having more Asian workers.
Giving support to family members of addicts so that they have a better
understanding of addiction.
These were felt to be the two main ways of developing services to better
serve Asian clients by the respondents. All the respondents felt that ex-users
would make a valuable contribution in developing services to better meet the
client needs. They said they would feel more confident when speaking to
someone who had experienced what they were going through on a personal
level and could relate to the myriad of problems they were facing.
Eighty three percent of respondents had served or were serving prison
sentences; they were aware of what drug services were available in
Bullingdon Community Prison and had completed either a Short Duration or
RAPt 12 Step Programme.
Eighty three percent of those who had been to Bullingdon said that the prison
had assisted them, helping and supporting them with their drug problem.
Despite this researchers feel that the needs of individuals have to be
assessed early on so that they are accessing treatment services and the help
or support they need before a prison sentence is passed, in short,
rehabilitation and support is the answer.
Over half of the respondents were not receiving substitute medication, a
quarter of respondents felt that they did not need it; we feel this is down to
support networks not being in position to serve their needs and who they
could approach for help and support. Over forty percent of the respondents
were on substitute medication such as methadone and buprenorphine
(subutex).
When respondents were asked what other issues would be of use to them in
their recovery, the majority stated that employment training, voluntary
opportunities, financial support, housing advice and health & fitness would be
of help and interest to them with a small number of respondents also
mentioning educational courses, welfare rights advice and child support.
Respondents were asked if they had received aftercare or structured drug
treatment following completion of a prison sentence, all stated that they had
not received this; they felt it would be very useful and that there was a great
need for it. There is a great need for throughcare and aftercare which helps
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Pakistani users and ex-users to get their life back on track, cope with their
addiction and become valued members of their community, respected and
with a sense of belonging. 80% of the prisoners who responded had either
completed were engaged in a drug treatment programme the last phase of
which would be throughcare / aftercare.
The findings of this research reflect why the community based research
project faced difficulty when it first started. Due to the lack of understanding
within the Pakistani community in Reading and the lack of initial cooperation
with those conducting the research project, it was realised early on that it
would be a long, hard battle to get the community based research project
started. The Pakistani community was culturally sensitive and did not openly
accept issues such as drug misuse amongst its members even though the
problem was recognised by some members of the community.
The project team experienced difficulty in finding volunteers from within the
Pakistani community to work with them carrying out the research needed for
the community engagement project. This was predominantly due to the stigma
attached to being a service user in the Pakistani community.
Following a lot of hard work and determination by the project team both the
community and Prison side of the research was underway. The questionnaires
were prepared and administered by the researchers and regular support
meetings took place.
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REFLECTIONS
Within the Pakistani community there is a lack of knowledge or indeed
acceptance that a drug problem exists. Due to this, engagement with the
community was difficult even for researchers who came from that community.
This also extended into the prison although there was considerably more
understanding within the prison community as they were all users or ex users.
This lack of acceptance made it difficult for users to engage in, or seek
knowledge of drug treatment programmes.
In Bullingdon Community Prison every prisoner entering the prison is
screened by CARATS (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and
Throughcare Services) and where substance misuse is detected an individual
is offered the opportunity to be referred to a treatment programme.
Attendance is voluntary, but following assessment an individual is retained on
a database even if they elect not to cooperate.
The focus of this report stemmed from the fact that historically, Pakistani
prisoners and Pakistanis in the community do not engage in drug treatment
programmes, research supports this view and the results of this research
validate that fact.
It is distressing that following recent highly publicised incidents of institutional
racism that so many respondents paint a very negative picture of the Police
and arrest referral process in Reading. Reflecting on this the research team
feel strongly that efforts must be made on all sides to address this problem as
a matter of priority.
It is interesting however that eighty percent (8 respondents) of those members
of the community who were sentenced to imprisonment at Bullingdon
Community Prison have either completed or are engaged in a drug treatment
programme.
The effectiveness of the CARAT team at Bullingdon must play a considerable
part in this, but in discussion with prisoners the use of fellow Pakistanis to
conduct the research and the type of programme offered has also played a
significant part in encouraging their peers to apply for drug treatment.
In discussion individuals state that the RAPt 12 Step Programme initially gives
them a point of focus that fits well with their faith. They also state that as the
course progresses they get closer to their faith and find immense support in
this. This was not a response to the questionnaire and we have therefore not
used this as evidence to support our findings, but it certainly gives further
scope to examine the efficacy of this programme for use within the Pakistani
community.
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Community leaders also quote that their faith does not accept that a drug
problem exists it is bad practice of the faith and they therefore attempt to use
the faith to beat the problem.
The users and ex-users state that they have slipped away from their faith due
to addiction and that the community has to accept and learn that addiction
and addictive behaviour is an illness, which needs to be addressed to allow a
return to their faith.
The knowledge gained by the researchers throughout this project has helped
them to understand how powerful the faith of respondents is in their recovery.
They also understand that this same power has great difficulty in accepting
something so diametrically opposed to their beliefs. It is essential therefore
that the community is provided with the knowledge which allows them to
understand the power of addiction and how an individuals control is taken
away from them when they enter the arena of substance misuse.
Lack of knowledge or understanding of substance misuse appears to be
widespread in the Pakistani community and by the time an individual enters
the criminal justice system, it may be too late for their return to the community
and thereby their faith.
The shame that respondents reported in this research is very deep and
damaging to families. It is therefore essential that education is provided to
allow Pakistani families to regain their quality of life by the provision of
services suitable for members of those families engaged in substance misuse.
This can be clearly seen in the extract below from the National Drug Strategy:
Communities By providing support to drug misusers and to their
communities through the provision of Drug Intervention Programmes;
the Drug Strategy aims to reduce drug related crime and its impact on
those communities. Working together with community leaders to assist
with referring drug misusers to treatment, the drug strategy aims to
develop through programmes and services, treatment aimed at tackling
specific problems within that community. The involvement of
communities in this process is aimed at the creation of safer, crime
reduced neighbourhoods.
Prevent today's young people from becoming tomorrow's problem
drug users. (Source: www.drugs.gov.uk/young-people/strategy)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The needs of the Pakistani users and ex-users to be considered in the
commissioning, planning and development of existing or new drug
services.
2. Need to address any forms of discrimination at the point of arrest to
increase the number of referrals into drug treatment.
3. Need to develop and support an Asian Drug Forum which can better
meet the needs of the Asian community and help implement the
recommendations of this research. The Asian Drug Forum will be
integrated into existing services. It will also complement the existing
work.
4. Need to develop Asian families and carers support.
5. Need to clearly define and explain specific front line staff roles such as
arrest referral workers and DIP/CJIT workers.
6. A structured through-care and aftercare plan needs to be in place to
help and support Pakistani users and ex-users. Need to concentrate
on providing appropriate housing, training employment and education
opportunities.
7. The development of drug services which recognise and have an
understanding of the Pakistani community. Drug services need to be
culturally competent and be sensitive to religious needs.
8. Need to recruit Asian drug workers in order to reflect the diversity of the
local population. Also need to recruit Asian ex-users as drug workers.
9. Appropriate training and support needs to be provided to Asian workers
and volunteers so that they can work with and alongside existing drug
services.
10. Education and prevention messages need to target the Asian
community. The Asian community needs to be made aware of drugs
and their effects, through drug awareness workshops in the community
and translated material for non-English speakers.
11. Need to promote existing drug services better in the Asian community.
12. Need to conduct further community-led research needs assessments
with other Black and minority ethnic communities such as AfricanCaribbean offenders.
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APPENDICES
QUESTIONNAIRE CONSENT FORM
Dear Friend,
The Reading User Forum; Asian Service in Alcohol & Narcotics and
Bullingdon Community Prison are conducting a Research Project aimed at
identifying the treatment needs of individuals involved with substance misuse
in the Pakistani Community in Reading, Berkshire and Pakistani Prisoners
from Reading who are currently in Bullingdon Community Prison, Bicester,
Oxfordshire. The research is aimed at both men and women in the community
and male prisoners in Bullingdon.
To assist with the research we have developed a questionnaire that we would
kindly ask you to take some time to complete with two researchers, this
should only take about 30 minutes. Your responses to this questionnaire will
be used to help improve and set up services in your community in Reading.
We really appreciate you taking part in this research and give you the
following assurances:
The information you provide will be treated in strict confidence.
None of the information provided by you will be given to any other party at
any point in the research.
You have the right not to answer any question.
You can withdraw from completing the questionnaire at any time.
Please note we are not seeking your name and address or any information
that will identify you or put you at any disadvantage.
Are you agreeable to take part in this Yes
research?
No
Could you please explain what your understanding of Consent is?

Is there anything discussed you need
clarified?
Yes
No
Are you clear on what we have just

Talked about?
Yes
No
Thank you for your co-operation

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QUESTIONNAIRE (Prison Version)
Section 1: ABOUT YOU

1.
AGE: (Please tick relevant age range)
16 18
19 21
22
24
30 - 39
40 49
50+
25 29
____________________________________________________________________
2.
GENDER: (Please tick relevant gender)
Mal
e
Femal
e
Transgend
er
____________________________________________________________________
3.
ETHNICITY:
(Please underline)
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other (Please Specify)
AsianorBritish
WhiteAsian
Mixed
Other
Other
*If other not to be
interviewed*
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(Please Specify)
4a.
WERE YOU BORN IN THE UK?
YES
4b.
(Please tick relevant box)
NO
If Not born here, how long have you lived in the UK?
Less
than 1
Year
5.
15
Years
CITIZENSHIP:
Are you a
6 10
Years
11+Yea
rs
British Citizen
Refugee
Asylum Seeker
Other (Please state)

_____________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
_________
6.
What is your country of origin?
7.
Which Languages are you fluent in?

LANGUAGE SPOKEN
1
2
3
4
5
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(Please write below)
LANGUAGE WRITTEN
8.
What is your religion?
(Please underline)
NONE
BUDDHIST
CHRISTIAN
JEWISH
MUSLIM
SIKH
HINDU
OTHER
(Please Specify)
Box for other
9.
Sexuality:
Lesbian or Gay Woman

Homosexual or Gay Man
Bi-Sexual
10.
YES
Do you have a disability?

NO
If yes please state below

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Section 2: DRUG USE

11.
Have you ever taken any of the following drugs?
(Tick all
relevant boxes)
Heroin
Crack Cocaine
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Amphetamines / Speed
Benzodiazepines
Alcohol
Poly Drug Use
Drug Free
Other Drug
12.
How do you take your drug (s) of choice?
SMOK
E
13.
YES
(Please Specify)
INJECT
SNORT
SWALLOW
Do you see your drug use as a problem?
NO
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(Tick relevant box)
14.
How much control do you feel you have over your

drug use?
(Underline relevant point on scale)
No
Contr
ol
15.
10
Some
Contr
ol
How often do you take drugs?
DAILY
16.
WEEKLY
Total
Contr
ol
(Underline)
OCCASIONALLY
SOCIALLY
Are your drug(s) of choice available in the Reading

area?
Har
d To
Get
17.
Availabl
e
10
Eas
y To
Get
How much money do you spend on drugs per week?

(Underline)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
120
130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230
240
250 Over 250 Please Specify how much below:
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18.
How do you fund your drug use?
(Please tick all relevant boxes)
State Benefits
Crime
Money from friends / relatives
Money from work
Other sources
(Please list below)
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_____________________________________________________________________
________________________
19.
What are your reasons for taking drugs?(Please explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
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20
What are your reasons for committing crime? (Please
explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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21.
Do you have any problems as a result of your drug use?
YES
NO
If yes please state are these problems related to:

Health
Social Problems
Family
Prison Sentence
Financial
Housing
Domestic Violence
Other
(Please state)
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Section 3: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY

22
YES
Are you aware of what drug services are available

in the Reading area?
NO
If Yes please specify;

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
23.
YES
Are you currently receiving any help or support?

NO
If yes, what type of support are you receiving?
(Please specify
below)
_____________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
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24.
Is there any shame attached to being a drug user in the

Pakistani community in Reading?
YES
NO
If yes, how would you like to see this addressed?
(Please state
below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________
25.
Do you have any support networks in the Pakistani Community

which would help those involved in drug use?
YES
NO
Friends
Family
Community Elders
Imam
Pakistani Mentors
Other (Please specify)
Please explain the support provided
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26.
How would you feel about Asian Drug Workers/Asian Drugs Forum?
(Please state below what you feel this would achieve)
______________________________________________________________
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__________________________
27 Have you ever been sent back home for your drug use?
YES
NO
If yes, was it successful?

YES
NO
Please give details of your experiences of this below including which Country
you were sent to..
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__________________________________________________________
28. Have you ever accessed drug treatment in the Pakistani Community?
YES
NO
If yes, where? (Please state)

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____________________________
If no, why not?
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____________________________
29.
0
Not
Usef
ul
How did you find the treatment you received?

1
5
Usef
ul
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10
Very
Usef
ul
Section 4: DRUG USE & CRIME

30 Has your drug use caused you to commit crime?
YES
NO
Please state why below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
31. Do you feel you need help for your drug use?
YES
NO
Please explain why below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
32. Do you feel you need help for your committing crimes?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________
Section 4a: POLICE

33. If you have had any contact with the police in the past, please explain
your experiences i.e. were you treated fairly/unfairly, why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________
34.
Were you arrested with an offence related to
(tick as many boxes as required):-
Yes
No
a) Drug offences
(b) Other offences, caused by drug use
(c) Unrelated to drug use
35. Have you ever been charged with an offence related to?
(Tick as many boxes as required):-
Yes
a) Drug offences
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No
36.
Have you ever been offered to see an Arrest Referral worker when you
have been arrested?
Yes
No
Sometimes, but not

always
37. Have you ever agreed or requested to see an Arrest Referral worker?
YES
NO
If yes, could you explain your experiences of Arrest Referral?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________
If no, please explain why you did not agree or request to see an Arrest
Referral worker?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________
38. Were you offered referral for drug treatment when arrested?
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YES
NO
39. Did you accept treatment?

YES
NO
Please explain why/why not below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
40. Have you been tested for drugs in police custody?
YES
41.
NO
What was the outcome of the drug test?
Positive for a drug
Negative for a drug
Test failed to work or

result unknown
42. If you have been tested for drugs in police custody, do you think the
test result has ever been wrong?
Yes, it has been wrong
No, it has always been correct
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43. If you think a test result has been wrong, was it negative when you
think it should have been positive?
Yes
No, (it was positive when it

should have been negative)
44. .Do you think users should be sentenced differently than non-users for
the same crime?
YES
NO
Please explain your answer i.e. why/why not?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________
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Section 5: DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES

45. How effective do you feel drug treatment services are in dealing with
Asian Clients?
0
Not
Effecti
ve
Effecti
ve
10
Very
Effecti
ve
Please give further explanation below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
46. How appropriate do you feel drug treatment services are in dealing with
Asian Clients?
0
Not
Appropria
te
5
Appropria
te
10
Very
Appropria
te

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
47 Do you think that drug treatment services could be developed to
better serve Asian Clients?
YES
NO
If yes, how do you think services could be developed?
(Please explain below)
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
48. Do you think that individuals from the Asian Community could make a
valuable contribution to developing services to better meet needs?
YES
NO
If yes, please explain below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
49. Do you feel that ex-drug users could make a valuable contribution to
developing services to better meet needs?
YES
NO
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
50
Would any of the following be of any help or interest to you?
(Please tick all
that apply)
HELP
Employment Training
Education / Courses
Financial Support
Money Management Training
Housing Advice
Health and Fitness Training
Child Support
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INTEREST
Section 6: BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON

51.
Have you been to prison before?

NO
YES
If yes, please state which prison and length of sentence
below:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________________________________________
52
Are you aware of the drug services available in

Bullingdon Community Prison?
YES
NO
CARATS
SHORT DURATION DRUG PROGRAMME
RAPt 12 STEP PROGRAMME
LIFE SKILLS
ALCOHOL AWARENESS
PARENTING SKILLS
BASIC EDUCATION
ADVANCED EDUCATION
DETOX PROGRAMME
53. Do you feel that Bullingdon is assisting you to access
help for your
drug problem?
YES
NO
If no, please explain why below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
If yes, please explain why below
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________54. Have you completed a drug treatment programme
at Bullingdon?
YES
NO
If yes, which programme did you complete? (Please specify below)

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
55.
Are you currently engaged in a drug treatment programme?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________
56. Are you currently on a substitute medication such as
Methadone or Subutex?
YES
NO
If yes, what is it? (Please specify below)

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________
If no, do you need it? (Please explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________
57.
YES
Have you ever received aftercare or structured drug

treatment after finishing a sentence?
NO
Please describe this below:

______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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QUESTIONNAIRE (Community Version)
Section 1: ABOUT YOU

1.
AGE: (Please tick relevant age range)
16 18
19 21
22
24
30 - 39
40 49
50+
25 29
____________________________________________________________________
2.
GENDER: (Please tick relevant gender)
Mal
e
Femal
e
Transgend
er
____________________________________________________________________
3.
ETHNICITY:
(Please underline)
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other (Please Specify
AsianorBritish
Below)
WhiteAsian
Mixed
Other
(Please Specify
Below)
Other
Please Specify
*If other not to be interviewed*
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4a.
WERE YOU BORN IN THE UK?
YES
NO
4b. If Not born here, how long have you lived in the UK?
Less
Than 1
Year
5.
15
Years
CITIZENSHIP:
Are you a
6 10
Years
11+Years
British Citizen
Refugee
Asylum Seeker
Other (Please state)

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_________
7.
What is your country of origin?
7.
Which Languages are you fluent in?

LANGUAGE SPOKEN
(Please write below)
LANGUAGE WRITTEN
1
2
3
4
5
8.
What is your religion?
(Please underline)
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NONE
BUDDHIST
CHRISTIAN
JEWISH
MUSLIM
SIKH
HINDU
OTHER
(Please Specify)
Box for other
9.
Sexuality:
Lesbian or Gay Woman

Homosexual or Gay Man
Bi-Sexual
10.
YES
Do you have a disability?

NO
If yes please state below

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________
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Section 2: DRUG USE

11.
Have you ever taken any of the following drugs?
(Tick all
relevant boxes)
Heroin
Crack Cocaine
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Amphetamines / Speed
Benzodiazepines
Alcohol
Poly Drug Use
Drug Free
Other Drug
12.
How do you take your drug (s) of choice?
SMOK
E
13.
YES
(Please Specify)
INJECT
SNORT
SWALLOW
Do you see your drug use as a problem?
NO
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(Tick relevant box)
15.
How much control do you feel you have over your

drug use?
No
Contr
ol
15.
10
Some
Contr
ol
How often do you take drugs?
DAILY
17.
WEEKLY
Total
Contr
ol
(Underline)
OCCASIONALLY
SOCIALLY
Are your drug(s) of choice available in the Reading

area?
Har
d To
Get
18.
Availabl
e
10
Eas
y To
Get
How much money do you spend on drugs per week?

(Underline)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
120
130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230
240
250 Over 250 Please Specify how much below:
18.
How do you fund your drug use?

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(Please tick all relevant boxes)
State Benefits
Crime
Money from friends / relatives
Money from work
Other sources
(Please list below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________
19.
What are your reasons for taking drugs?(Please explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
20. Do you have any problems as a result of your drug use?
YES
NO
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If yes please state are these problems related to:

Health
Social Problems
Family
Prison Sentence
Financial
Housing
Domestic Violence
Other
(Please state)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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Section 3: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY

21
YES
Are you aware of what drug services are available

in the Reading area?
NO
If yes please specify;

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
22.
YES
Are you currently receiving any help or support?

NO
If yes, what type of support are you receiving?
(Please specify
below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________
23.
Is there any shame attached to being a drug user in the

Pakistani community in Reading?,
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YES
NO
If yes, how would you like to see this addressed?
(Please state
below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________
24.
Do you have any support networks in the Pakistani Community

which would help those involved in drug use?
YES
NO
Friends
Family
Community Elders
Imam
Pakistani Mentors
Other (Please specify)
Please explain the support provided

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________
25.
How would you feel about Asian Drugs Workers/Asian Drug Forum?
(Please state below what you feel this would achieve)
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____
26 Have you ever been sent back home for your drug use?
YES
NO
If yes, was it successful?

YES
NO
Please give details of your experiences of this below including which Country
you were sent to.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
____
27. Have you ever accessed drug treatment in the Pakistani Community?
YES
NO
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If yes, where? (Please state)

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
If no, why not?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
28.
How did you find the treatment you received?
0
Not
Usef
ul
5
Usef
ul
Section 4: DRUG USE & CRIME
Page 85
10
Very
Usef
ul
29 Has your drug use caused you to commit crime?

YES
NO
Please state why below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
30
What are your reasons for committing crime? (Please
explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
31.
YES
Do you feel you need help for your drug use?

NO
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
32. Do you feel you need help for your committing crimes?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Section 4a: POLICE

33. Have you ever been arrested by the police?
YES
NO
If yes, how many times were you arrested?
34. If you have had any contact with the police in the past, please explain
your experiences i.e. were you treated fairly/unfairly, why?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
35.
Were you arrested with an offence related to
(tick as many boxes as required):-
Yes
No
a) Drug offences
36. Have you ever been charged with an offence related to?
(Tick as many boxes as required):-
Yes
No
a) Drug offences
37. Have you ever been offered to see an Arrest Referral worker when you
have been arrested?
Yes
No
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Sometimes, but not

always
38. Have you ever agreed or requested to see an Arrest Referral worker?
YES
NO
If yes, could you explain your experiences of Arrest Referral?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________
If no, please explain why you did not agree or request to see an Arrest
Referral worker?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________
39. Were you offered referral for drug treatment when arrested?
YES
NO
40. Did you accept treatment?

YES
NO
Please explain why/why not below.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________
41. Have you been tested for drugs in police custody?
YES
42.
NO
What was the outcome of the drug test?
Positive for a drug
Negative for a drug
Test failed to work or

result unknown
43. If you have been tested for drugs in police custody, do you think the
test result has ever been wrong?
Yes, it has been wrong
No, it has always been correct
44. If you think a test result has been wrong, was it negative when you
think it should have been positive?
Yes
No, (it was positive when it

should have been negative)
45. .Do you think users should be sentenced differently than non-users for
the same crime?
YES
NO
Please explain your answer i.e. why/why not?
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________
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Section 5: DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES

46. How effective do you feel drug treatment services are in dealing with
Asian Clients?
0
Not
Effecti
ve
Effecti
ve
10
Very
Effecti
ve

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
47. How appropriate do you feel drug treatment services are in dealing with
Asian Clients?
0
Not
Appropria
te
Appropria
te
10
Very
Appropria
te

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
48 Do you think that drug treatment services could be developed to
better serve Asian Clients?
YES
NO
If yes, how do you think services could be developed?
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(Please explain below)
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________
49. Do you think that individuals from the Asian Community could make a
valuable contribution to developing services to better meet needs?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
50. Do you feel that ex-drug users could make a valuable contribution to
developing services to better meet needs?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
51
Would any of the following be of any help or interest to you?
(Please tick all
that apply)
HELP
Employment Training
Education / Courses
Financial Support
Money Management Training
Housing Advice
Health and Fitness Training
Child Support
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INTEREST
Section 6: PRISON
52.
Have you been to prison?

NO
YES
If yes, please state which prison and length of sentence
below:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
________________________________________
53.
Were you aware of the drug services available in

Prison?
YES
NO
CARATS
SHORT DURATION DRUG PROGRAMME
RAPt 12 STEP PROGRAMME
LIFE SKILLS
ALCOHOL AWARENESS
PARENTING SKILLS
BASIC EDUCATION
ADVANCED EDUCATION
DETOX PROGRAMME
Anyotherpleasestate
54. Did you feel that the prison assisted you to access help
for your
drug problem?
YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________
55. Are you currently on a substitute medication such as
Methadone or Subutex?
YES
NO
a)
If yes, what is it? (Please specify below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________
b)
If no, do you need it? (Please explain below)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
__________________
56.
Did you ever engage in a prison drug treatment programme?
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YES
NO

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_________________
57.
Have you completed a drug treatment programme in prison?
YES
NO
If yes, which programme did you complete? (Please specify below)

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
58.
YES
Have you ever received aftercare or structured drug

treatment after finishing a sentence?
NO
Please describe this overleaf:

__________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

THE HOME OFFICE DRUG INTERVENTIONS PROJECT PROGRAMME

FUNDED BY THE HOME OFFICE

Substance misuse amongst the Pakistani community is widespread

The report recommends:

12. Need to conduct further community-led research needs assessments.

Sometimes they are used inter-changeably to mean the same thing.

With Good Links

To Provide Basic Infra-structure

Training And Workshops;

National Programme Directors

Teaching And Learning Team

Each group involved in any of our Community Engagement Programmes is

To improve the treatment engagement and sustainability of DIP offenders

DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE READING COMMUNITY: (CENSUS 2001)

The census identified an 8,300 rise in the population since 1991.

Largest minority ethnic group(s)

Religion (all people)

Student (economically active)

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)

discouraging criminal and anti-social behaviour

SAFER COMMUNITY FORUMS

DRUGS & ALCOHOL SERVICES

counselling, advice and support for people affected by prescribed or

Source work on an appointment only basis but can be contacted Mon-Friday,

EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Additional teaching support for pupils at the beginner stages of

DEMOGAPHICS OF BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON

Bullingdon Community Prison has a Court catchment area which extends

SECTION 2 DRUG USE

no other way for drugs

21. Pissed off with it due to marriage

SECTION 3 WHATS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY

shit and wear gloves to shake your hand

SECTION 4 DRUGS & CRIME

WHERE YOU OFFERED REFERRAL FOR DRUG

SECTION 5 DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES

18. More Asian ex-users working there

13. It all about what you know and that

15. this is a positive thing

SECTION 6 BULLINGDON COMMUNITY PRISON

Completion of drug treatment - note: 5 participants did not answer the

Seven percent were aged between 19-21

Ethnicity of those interviewed consisted of:

99% Pakistani and

All of the respondents were British Citizens.

97% were from the Muslim faith.

When asked about drug use;

99% had taken drugs.

The most popular drugs were;

Heroin and alcohol followed by

Among those taking drugs in the Pakistani community;

81% smoked drugs

57% admitted to having no control over their drug use

All respondents were taking drugs on a daily basis;

Family problems and

Researchers felt that other cultures amongst whom Arranged Marriages is

7% of respondents were aware of the drug services available in the

professional level with experienced members of the community

3% turned to community elders

an improved understanding of the Asian culture and of the stigma attached to

Could you please explain what your understanding of Consent is?