To make these documents easier to navigate and locate, this collection has been divided into various sub-categories which each define a certain area of research or interest.
In total there are over 40 papers in this collection, and these have been divided into six sections. To view the documents in each section, as well as a description of the section itself, please click on the links below.
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 this… Read more
This section highlights some specific examples of policing strategies and approaches that fit within harm reduction ideologies. There are examples from Australia and Scotland of law enforcement policy documents that openly embrace harm reduction, as well as examples from the UK and Portugal where systems have been implemented to divert arrested… Read more
Needle and syringe exchange programmes (NEPs) are a scientifically proven intervention to reduce a wide range of harms for drug injectors (not least HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, bacterial infections, injecting wounds and overdose). However, as a result of the criminal nature of illicit drug use, the success of NEPs is largely dependent on the attitudes… Read more
The majority of research and investigation into policing and harm reduction has focussed on the negative impacts of police crackdowns and zero tolerance policies. This section includes studies from Australia, USA, Canada, China and Thailand. The evidence suggests that zero tolerance policing approaches have a limited positive impact on drug… Read more
The papers in this section overview the human rights implications of police misconduct towards drug users, as well as some other studies relating to police conduct. With an increasing international appreciation and defence of the basic human rights of vulnerable populations, a great deal of scrutiny is often given to police conduct when arresting… Read more
The biggest challenge for this particular field is turning the research and theory into policy and practice. The papers in this section discuss how this can be achieved through (among other things) partnerships, better communication, and sensitisation training for police personnel. Harm reduction must challenge the misinformation and myth that… Read more
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