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Chapitre
More harm than good: A review of the English language literature on the policing of drug possession [Chapter 2]
Auteur(s) :
LLOYD, C.
Année
2022
Page(s) :
39-63
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
978-1-00-082831-3
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
POSSESSION DE DROGUE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ILS
;
LEGISLATION
;
POLICE
;
REPRESSION
;
LEGALISATION
;
DECRIMINALISATION
;
CANNABIS
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
;
ETATS-UNIS
;
INTERNATIONAL
Résumé :
This chapter presents the first international literature review on the policing of drug possession. It begins by framing the issue: drug possession offences are extremely common - around 140 million per year - making the risk of apprehension very small and the level of discretion in its policing very high. Young (especially black) people who spend more time in public spaces are much more likely to be apprehended, making this form of policing particularly significant in terms of police legitimacy, especially in black communities, where stop and search is disproportionately common. An authoritative review of the international literature is provided, focusing on three broad themes that have been the central foci within this body of work: (1) policy change, including the 'Lambeth Experiment', reclassification, diversion, and order maintenance policing in New York; (2) the impacts of policing - both positive and negative, including police legitimacy and impact on drug use; and (3) variation in enforcement and the use of discretion - the differences between laws 'on the books' and enforcement on the ground. The chapter concludes that on balance, policing drug possession is doing more harm than good. [Author's abstract]