Policing and Harm Reduction (Illicit Drugs)
Introduction
With this project, Harm Reduction International aims to identify and collect approximately 50 documents that provide the best information on the subject of policing and harm reduction for illicit drugs. This will create a thorough and broad information base on this topic, with papers representative of a range of sub-topics and research and papers… Read more
Selection Process
In an extensive search process from September 2005 to January 2007, papers were located from database searches, Internet searches, the libraries at both DrugScope (UK) and the University of South Dakota (USA), contacts provided by Harm Reduction International and various websites such as Harm Reduction International, the Asian Harm Reduction… Read more
“If You Only Read One Paper…”
Thomas G (2005) Harm reduction policies and programs for persons involved in the criminal justice system (Harm reduction for special populations in Canada, Paper 1). Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. (link to PDF with logo or hyperlink, depending on what we are allowed; Jamie has PDF, link here . This paper is explicitly aimed at law… Read more
Acknowledgements
This collection was put together on behalf of Harm Reduction International by Dr. Dwight Vick and Amy Beckius-Johnson from the University of South Dakota, and Jamie Bridge (Harm Reduction International Communications and Project Development Officer). Particular thanks must also go to the International Reference Panel: David Best Hannah Cooper… Read more
Overviews
The papers in this section examine the need for law enforcement strategies to embrace harm reduction approaches, and document the ways that this can be done. They provide an introduction to this complex area of drug policy, and an insight into police attitudes towards drug users. Inevitably, the focus of law enforcers is to reduce crime, but… Read more
