Between care and control: examining surveillance practices in harm reduction

L Michaud, E Van Der Meulen… - Contemporary drug …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
As harm reduction programs and services proliferate, people who use drugs (PWUD) are
increasingly subjected to surveillance through the collection of their personal information …

Overdose prevention centres, safe consumption sites, and drug consumption rooms: A rapid evidence review

GW Shorter, PE McKenna-Plumley… - Drug …, 2023 - repository.uwl.ac.uk
This rapid review on overdose prevention centres (OPCs) aims to collate and summarise
existing evidence. It describes the impact of OPCs on individuals who use drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Total systems failure: police officers' perspectives on the impacts of the justice, health, and social service systems on people who use drugs

A Butler, N Zakimi, A Greer - Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Police in Canada have become main responders to behavioural health
concerns in the community—a role that disproportionately harms people who use drugs …

Therapeutic alignments: examining police and public health/harm reduction partnerships

L Michaud, E van der Meulen, A Guta - Policing and Society, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ongoing calls for police reform across North America alongside the growing momentum for
the removal of criminal sanctions for personal possession of drugs have placed policing …

“It's just not the same”: Exploring PWUD'perceptions of and experiences with drug policy and SCS services change in a Canadian City

C Greene, K Maier, MM Urbanik - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aims Shifting political contexts can significantly alter drug policy
approaches and available supports for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD). The purpose of this …

A qualitative comparison of how people who use drugs' perceptions and experiences of policing affect supervised consumption services access in two cities

MM Urbanik, K Maier, C Greene - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Police presence near Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) and
other harm reduction services has been shown to hamper access to these critical facilities …

[HTML][HTML] Client experiences using a new supervised consumption service in Sudbury, Ontario: A qualitative study

F Ali, C Russell, A Kaura, P Leslie, AM Bayoumi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Overdoses are increasing in the province of Ontario, Canada, where northern communities
such as Sudbury have witnessed disproportionately elevated rates, with opioid-related …

“You have to be grateful that they have eyes watching over us”: When Security Guards Protect and Serve People Experiencing Homelessness

K Maier, MM Urbanik, C Greene - Social Problems, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Relationships between private security and People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) are
largely portrayed in negative, controlling, and punitive terms. Studies have shown that like …

'They don't do nothing': Exploring marginalized people who use drugs' experiences with and expectations of private security officers

R Geldart, C Greene, MM Urbanik… - … & Criminal Justice, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Private security guards are increasingly supplementing public police in the policing of urban
parks. In the context of this expansion, little is known about how people who frequent and …

[HTML][HTML] “It Stays with You for Life”: The Everyday Nature and Impact of Police Violence in Toronto's Inner-City

C Greene, MM Urbanik, K Samuels-Wortley - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, police violence has amassed notable international attention from the public,
practitioners, and academics alike. This paper explores experiences and perceptions of …