[HTML][HTML] Total systems failure: police officers' perspectives on the impacts of the justice, health, and social service systems on people who use drugs
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 …
concerns in the community—a role that disproportionately harms people who use drugs …
Therapeutic alignments: examining police and public health/harm reduction partnerships
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 …
the removal of criminal sanctions for personal possession of drugs have placed policing …
Too many hats? The role of police officers in drug enforcement and the community
Research on police attitudes and opinions about drugs and drug enforcement is particularly
relevant amidst current critiques of policing that put their role into question. The aim of this …
relevant amidst current critiques of policing that put their role into question. The aim of this …
Harm reduction policing: from drug law enforcement to protection
T Kammersgaard - Contemporary drug problems, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Several drug policy researchers have noted that the concept of harm reduction could be
applied to the field of drug policing in order to assess the negative consequences and …
applied to the field of drug policing in order to assess the negative consequences and …
[HTML][HTML] Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions
Background The impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs
(PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have …
(PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have …
Police interventions with persons affected by mental illnesses
Mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders constitute a global public health problem of
enormous proportions. Developing and implementing cost-effective interventions to improve …
enormous proportions. Developing and implementing cost-effective interventions to improve …
A qualitative comparison of how people who use drugs' perceptions and experiences of policing affect supervised consumption services access in two cities
Abstract Background Police presence near Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) and
other harm reduction services has been shown to hamper access to these critical facilities …
other harm reduction services has been shown to hamper access to these critical facilities …
[HTML][HTML] “Pick up anything that moves”: a qualitative analysis of a police crackdown against people who use drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Background Homeless people who use drugs (PWUD) are often displaced, detained, and/or
forced into drug treatment during police crackdowns. Such operations follow a zero …
forced into drug treatment during police crackdowns. Such operations follow a zero …
[HTML][HTML] Abolition and harm reduction in the struggle for “Care, Not Cages”
J Levenson, L Textor, R Bluthenthal, A Darby… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Care that is organized around the principles of harm reduction and the movement for police
and prison abolition has the potential to uproot and transform structural causes of harm and …
and prison abolition has the potential to uproot and transform structural causes of harm and …
[HTML][HTML] Police discretion in encounters with people who use drugs: operationalizing the theory of planned behavior
Background Policing shapes the health risks of people who use drugs (PWUD), but little is
understood about interventions that can align officer practices with PWUD health. This study …
understood about interventions that can align officer practices with PWUD health. This study …