Historique
Rapport
Applying harm reduction principles to the policing of retail drug markets
(Appliquer les principes de réduction des risques au maintien de l'ordre vis-à-vis des marchés des drogues de détail)
Auteur(s) :
STEVENS, A.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
15 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
London : International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Collection :
Modernising Drug Law Enforcement (MDLE), Report 3
Refs biblio. :
58
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
POLICE
;
RECOMMANDATION
;
VIOLENCE
;
LEGISLATION
;
REVENDEUR
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Ce rapport examine les interactions entre le maintien de l'ordre et la réduction des risques dans le cadre des interventions policières visant les marchés des drogues de détail.
KEY POINTS:
• The level of harm is more important than the size of the market.
• Visible, open air drug markets tend to be more harmful per unit of use than hidden, closed drug markets.
• Policing tactics that are not experienced by the community as being fair, lawful and effective will harm police legitimacy and community relations.
• Some enforcement-led approaches, including short-term crackdowns and large scale stop and search, are unlikely to produce sustainable reductions in drug sales. They may increase levels of violence and health harms and reduce police legitimacy.
• It is rarely possible to eliminate retail drug markets, but well designed and implemented policing tactics can force the drug market to take less harmful forms.
• Applying harm reduction principles to drug policing may boost police legitimacy as well as community safety.
• Focused deterrence and 'pulling levers' may reduce both harm and crime, but this depends on the context and on careful implementation and evaluation.
Ce rapport examine les interactions entre le maintien de l'ordre et la réduction des risques dans le cadre des interventions policières visant les marchés des drogues de détail.
KEY POINTS:
• The level of harm is more important than the size of the market.
• Visible, open air drug markets tend to be more harmful per unit of use than hidden, closed drug markets.
• Policing tactics that are not experienced by the community as being fair, lawful and effective will harm police legitimacy and community relations.
• Some enforcement-led approaches, including short-term crackdowns and large scale stop and search, are unlikely to produce sustainable reductions in drug sales. They may increase levels of violence and health harms and reduce police legitimacy.
• It is rarely possible to eliminate retail drug markets, but well designed and implemented policing tactics can force the drug market to take less harmful forms.
• Applying harm reduction principles to drug policing may boost police legitimacy as well as community safety.
• Focused deterrence and 'pulling levers' may reduce both harm and crime, but this depends on the context and on careful implementation and evaluation.
Affiliation :
University of Kent, UK