DRUGS

Street policing of problem drug users (19th February 2008)
Street policing of problem drug users from the perspective of drug users and policing professionals. The study provides important insights into policing practices and draws out implications for policy development, ahead of the Government’s new drugs strategy which will be launched in 2008. The report: describes the organisation of street policing of problem drug users; examines the nature and purpose of street encounters between the police and drug users; analyses drug users’ experiences of policing; and considers the implications of street policing for drug users and local communities.
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