Drug-related police encounters across the globe: How do they compare?

Drug law enforcement subsumes the majority of drug policy expenditure across the globe. Fuelled by knowledge that much of this investment is ineffective or counter-productive there have been increasing calls for cross-national comparisons to identify where policing approaches differ and what types of approaches may be more effective. Yet, to date cross-national comparison of drug law enforcement has proven a methodologically hazardous affair. Using a new drug policing module added to the 2017 Global Drug Survey, this study seeks to provide the first cross-national comparison of the incidence, nature and intensity of illicit drug-related police encounters amongst people who use drugs.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - April 23, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Caitlin E. Hughes, Monica J. Barratt, Jason A. Ferris, Larissa J. Maier, Adam R. Winstock Source Type: research