Leonard Jason-Lloyd FRSA
Visiting Fellow
Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice
Leonard Jason-Lloyd has published widely in areas relating to the law, drugs, policing, and the criminal justice system. He has taught on the MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Loughborough University for over 15 years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and a member of the Institute of Security Management. He also holds a position as Visiting Professor of Law at Tyumen State University in the Russian Federation.
Publications
Books
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2007) Misuse of Drugs – A Straightforward Guide to the Law, Waterside Press.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2005) An Introduction to Policing and Police Powers, 2nd edition, London: Cavendish Publishing.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2003) Quasi-Policing, London: Cavendish Publishing.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2000) An Introduction to Policing and Police Powers, London: Cavendish Publishing. (Reprinted October 2001)
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1997) A Guide to the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (with forward by Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC), London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1997) The Law on Money-Laundering: Statutes and Commentary, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1997) The Legal Framework of Police Powers, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. and Bajwa, S. (1996) The Legal Framework of the European Union, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. and Mead, L. (1996) The Legal Framework of the Modern Company, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1996) The Framework of the English Legal System, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1996) The Framework of Criminal Law, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1996) The Legal Framework of the Constitution, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1996) The Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 - A Basic Guide for Practitioners, London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
Legal guides published by Elm Publications
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2007) Drugs, Addiction and the Law (11th Edition), Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
[11th edition, 2006; 10th edition, 2005; 9th edition 2004; 8th edition 2003; 7th edition 2002; 6th edition 2001; 5th edition 1999; 4th edition 1998; 3rd edition 1996; 2nd edition 1995; 1st edition 1994]
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2000) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - A Concise Guide, 3rd Edition, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
[2nd edition 1999; 1st edition 1998]
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2000) The Criminal Justice Act 1993, New Edition, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
[new edition 1999; 2nd edition 1998; The Criminal Justice Act 1993 – A Basic Guide 1995]
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (2000) The Criminal Justice Acts - A Basic Guide, New Edition, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
[6th edition 1999; 5th edition 1998; 4th edition 1998; 1st edition 1993]
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1996) The Criminal Justice Acts - Tutor’s Manual, 3rd Edition, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
[2nd edition 1995; 1st edition 1994]
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of the Constitution, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of the English Courts, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of the Modern Company, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of Criminal Sanctions, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of the European Community, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of Political Powers, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
- Jason-Lloyd, L. (1992), The Legal Framework of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, Huntingdon: Elm Publications.
Articles
2007
- ‘The Reclassification of Methylamphetamine’, The Criminal Lawyer, January 2007.
- ‘“Drug Classification-Making a Hash of It ?” – The Responses’, Justice of the Peace, 27 January 2007.
- ‘The Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 – An Overview’, Justice of the Peace, 10 March 2007.
- ‘Further Powers for Custodial Personnel in the Private Sector’, Justice of the Peace, 7 April 2007.
- ‘A ‘Special’ Change in Police Powers’, Justice of the Peace, 5 May 2007.
- ‘Some Key Elements of Misuse of Drugs Legislation’, The Criminal Lawyer, May 2007.
- ‘Drugs in the Workplace’, In Business (The official journal of Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce), August-September 2007.
- ‘The Reclassification of Cannabis – Here We Go Again?’ Justice of the Peace, 29 September 2007.
- ‘Controlled Drugs – The Developing Legislation’, Justice of the Peace, 10 November 2007.
- ‘Drug Activities on Premises – Legal Duties’, Housing Care & Support (Pavilion Publishing). November 2007.
- ‘The Upgrading of Midazolam’, The Criminal Lawyer. January 2008.
2006
- ‘The New Arrest Powers – Some Food for Thought’, The Criminal Lawyer, March 2006.
- ‘Controlled Drugs – Highlighting the Problem’, Justice of the Peace, 1 April 2006.
- ‘Community Support Officers – A Continuing Grey Area’, Justice of the Peace, 24 June 2006.
- ‘The Law on Controlled Drugs – Some Recent and Proposed Changes’, The Criminal Lawyer, July/August 2006.
- ‘Controlled Drugs – Will Reclassification Produce Clarification?’ Justice of the Peace, 28 October 2006.
- ‘Drug Activities on Premises – The Criminal Liability of Occupiers and Managers’, Skills InSight, November 2006.
- ‘What Are Controlled Drugs?’ Justice of the Peace, 16 December 2006.
2005
- ‘Civilian Enforcement Officers: Enhancement Of Their Powers’, Justice of the Peace, 5 February 2005.
- ‘Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – The Continuing Saga’, Justice of the Peace, 9 April 2005.
- ‘Police Reform – Too Much, Too Quick?’ Justice of the Peace, 11 June 2005.
- ‘Magic Mushrooms – The New Law’, Justice of the Peace, 20 August 2005.
- ‘Private Provision of Public Security – The Expanding Dimension’, Justice of the Peace, 8 October 2005.
- ‘The New Arrest Framework Under the Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 – An Overview’, Justice of the Peace, 22 October 2005.
- ‘The Future of Community Support Officers’, Justice of the Peace, 26 November 2005.
- ‘Law on Controlled Drugs – An Update’, Justice of the Peace, 10-17 December 2005.
2004
- ‘The Reclassification of Cannabis’, Justice of the Peace, 24 January, 2004.
- ‘Court Security Officers’, Justice of the Peace, 21 February, 2004.
- ‘Quasi-Policing. An Overview’, The Criminal Lawyer, April 2004.
- ‘Common Assault – A Proposed New Arrestable Offence’, Justice of the Peace, 25 September 2004.
- ‘Why Make Common Assault an Arrestable Offence?’ The Criminal Lawyer, September 2004.
- ‘Police Modernisation – A Response’, Justice of the Peace, 16 October 2004.
2003
- ‘Drug Paraphernalia – Proposed Changes in the Law’, Justice of the Peace. 1 February 2003.
- ‘Controlled Drugs- A Focus on Future Changes’, Justice of the Peace. 1 February 2003.
- ‘Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – Its Wider Implications’, Justice of the Peace, 31 May 2003.
- ‘Controlled Drugs and the Anti-social Behaviour Bill’, Justice of the Peace, 9 August 2003.
- ‘Community Support Officers – More Powers in the Pipeline’, Justice of the Peace, 23 August 2003.
- ‘Police Reform – A Better Way?’ Justice of the Peace, 25 October 2003.
2002
- ‘Victims of Crime - Some of Auld’s Recommendations’, The Criminal Lawyer. January 2002.
- ‘The Private Security Industry Act 2001 - A Commentary (Part I)’, Justice of the Peace. 26 January 2002.
- ‘The Private Security Industry Act 2001 - A Commentary (Part II)’, Justice of the Peace. 16 February 2002.
- ‘New Laws Try to Stop Growth of Drug Culture’, The Times, 5 February 2002.
- ‘The Law on Drug Misuse: Some Proposed Changes’, The Criminal Lawyer. February 2002.
- ‘Controlled Drugs: Recent Changes in the Law’, Justice of the Peace. 2 March 2002.
- ‘Security in the Courts’, Justice of the Peace.13 April 2002.
- ‘Controlled Drugs: More on Proposed Changes in the Law’, The Criminal Lawyer. April 2002.
- ‘Travel Restrictions on Convicted Drug Traffickers- An Overview’, Justice of the Peace. 8 June 2002.
- ‘Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984-Code A: Some Proposed Changes’, Justice of the Peace. 13 July 2002.
- ‘The Law and Cannabis – Where Are We Now?’ Justice of the Peace. 27 July 2002.
- ‘Arrestable Offences – An Update’, Justice of the Peace. 21 September 2002.
- ‘A New Dimension in Policing’, Justice of the Peace. 9 November 2002.
- ‘Community Support Officers: Their Powers and Limitations’, Justice of the Peace. 7 December 2002.
2001
- ‘The “Wintercomfort” Case - The Lessons to be Learned?’ Justice of the Peace. 13 January 2001.
- ‘The Devolution of Public Protection to the Private Security Sector’, Police Journal, February 2001.
- ‘Community Sentences and the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 - An Overview’, Justice of the Peace. 14 April 2001.
- ‘The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - Some Implications for the Police Service’, The Criminal Lawyer. June 2001.
- ‘New Arrest Powers under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001’, Justice of the Peace. 14 July 2001.
- ‘Section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - New Anti-Harassment Measures’, Justice of the Peace. 25 August 2001.
- ‘Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Future Changes’, Justice of the Peace. 20 October 2001.
- ‘The Auld Review - An Overview of its Key Recommendations’, The Criminal Lawyer. November 2001.
2000
- ‘Part VIII of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999 - Further Contracting-Out of Custodial Services’, Justice of the Peace. 10 June 2000.
- ‘A Police Power to Test for Drugs’, Justice of the Peace. 19 August 2000.
- ‘Controlled Drugs’, New Law Journal, 29 September 2000.
- ‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission - Its Present and Future’, Justice of the Peace. 7 October 2000.
- ‘The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 - A Concise Reference Guide’, Justice of the Peace. 18 November 2000.
- ‘Cannabis on Prescription’, New Law Journal, 24 November 2000.
1999
- ‘Controlled Drugs’, New Law Journal, 30 July 1999.
- ‘What is Harassment?’ Justice of the Peace. 31 July 1999.
- ‘Section 2 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 - A Question of Interpretation?’ Justice of the Peace. 25 September 1999.
- ‘Part 1 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Part I)’, New Law Journal. 15 October 1999.
- ‘Part 1 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Part II)’, New Law Journal. 29 October 1999.
- ‘Part 1 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Part III)’, New Law Journal. 12 November 1999.
- ‘Section 24(2) of the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Codification or Complication?’ Justice of the Peace. 27 November 1999.
1998
- ‘Crime & Disorder: An Overview of the Bill’s Community-Based Orders and Penalties’, Police Journal. April-June 1998.
- ‘Driving Disqualification for Non-Motoring Offenders’, Road Traffic Indicator, June 1998.
- ‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission - One Year On (Part I)’, New Law Journal, 7 August 1998.
- ‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission - One Year On (Part II)’, New Law Journal, 14 August 1998.
- ‘Controlled Drugs - The Legal Framework’, New Law Journal, 25 September 1998.
- ‘Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 - Its Current Provisions and Future Changes’, Justice of the Peace, 24 October 1998.
- ‘Anti-Social Behaviour Orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998’, The Criminal Lawyer. November 1998.
- ‘Section 60 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 - An Update’, Police Journal, October-December 1998.
- ‘Recent Changes to Police Powers of Stop and Search - An Overview’, Justice of the Peace. 24 April 1999.
1997
- ‘Escape from Lawful Custody and the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 - Are They Reconcilable?’ Justice of the Peace. 12 April 1997.
- ‘Clamp Down on Highwaymen’, The Times, 29 April 1997.
- ‘Some Recent Changes in Police Powers and Their Effect on Road Users’, Road Traffic Indicator, 27 May 1997.
- ‘Police Powers of Stop & Search - An Overview and Current Changes’, Justice of the Peace. 7 June 1997.
- ‘The Offensive Weapons Act 1996 and the Knives Act 1997 - How Effective Will They Be? (Part I)’, Justice of the Peace. 14 June 1997.
- ‘The Offensive Weapons Act 1996 and the Knives Act 1997 - How Effective Will They Be? (Part II)’, Justice of the Peace. 21 June 1997.
- ‘Part 1 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997’, New Law Journal, 18 July 1997.
- ‘Changes to Code “A” of the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984’, Justice of the Peace. 26 July 1997.
- ‘The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - A Commentary’, Justice of the Peace. 16 August 1997.
- ‘The Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 - An Overview’, Justice of the Peace. 13 September 1997.
- ‘Principles of Law: Drugs, Money Laundering and Organised Crime’, The Criminal Lawyer. October 1997.
- ‘Controlled Drugs - Recent & Proposed Changes in the Law’, Justice of the Peace. 4 October 1997.
- ‘The Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997: Implications for the Police Service’, Police Journal, October-December 1997.
1996
- ‘Criminal Justice Legislation and the Private Security Sector (Part I)’, The Criminal Lawyer, March/April 1996.
- ‘Criminal Justice Legislation and the Private Security Sector (Part II)’, The Criminal Lawyer, May/June 1996.
- ‘The Prevention of Terrorism (Additional Powers) Act 1996 - A Commentary’, Justice of the Peace, 20 July 1996.
- ‘The Offensive Weapons Act 1996 - An Overview’, Justice of the Peace, 26 October 1996.
- ‘The Law on the Misuse of Drugs – An Overview and Recent Changes’, Justice of the Peace, 9 November 1996.
1995
- ‘Occupational Crime’, The Police Journal, January-March 1995.
- ‘Money Laundering-the Complete Guide (Part I)’, New Law Journal, 3 February 1995.
- ‘Money Laundering - the Complete Guide (Part II)’, New Law Journal, 10 February 1995.
- ‘Money Laundering - the Complete Guide (Part III)’, New Law Journal, 17 February 1995.
- ‘Money Laundering - the Complete Guide (Part IV)’, New Law Journal, 24 February 1995.
- ‘The Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994- the Effect on Young Offenders (Part I)’, Justice of the Peace, 4 February 1995.
- ‘The Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994- the Effect on Young Offenders (Part II)’, Justice of the Peace, 11 February 1995.
- ‘The Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (Part I)’, The Criminal Lawyer, September 1995.
- ‘The Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (Part II)’, The Criminal Lawyer. October/November 1995.
- ‘Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 - A Review’, Justice of the Peace, 11 November 1995.
1994
- ‘Changes in the Police Service’, The Police Journal, April-June 1994.
1993
- ‘Who Should Have Power To Police the Police?’ The Times, 24 August 1993.
- ‘The Abolition of Unit Fines - The Basic Implications’, Justice of the Peace, 23 October 1993.
- ‘The Revised Custodial Sentencing Provisions of the 1991 Criminal Justice Act.’, The Criminal Lawyer, September/October 1993.
- ‘Magistrates & the Proposed New Police Authorities’, The Magistrate, November 1993.
- ‘Insider Dealing: the New Law’, Business Law Review, December 1993.
1992
- ‘The Criminal Procedure (Insanity & Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 - How Will it Work?’ The Criminal Lawyer, January 1992.
1991
- ‘The Special Constabulary: Asset or Anachronism?’ The Magistrate, April 1991.
- ‘Why CS Gas is Out of Order’, Police Review, 12 April 1991.
- ‘CS Gas - an Indiscriminate Weapon?’ New Law Journal, 26 July 1991.
- ‘Lord Lane on the Line’, The Times, 29 October 1991.
- ‘Insider Dealing’, Business Law Review, November 1991.
1990
- ‘The Broadwater Lessons’, Police Review, 5 October.
- ‘Plastic Bullets on the Mainland’, New Law Journal, 26 October.


