N8 PRP Drugs Policing Conference: Policing markets, policing people
In-person
2nd Jul 2024 to 2nd Jul 2024
2 July 2024, Engineering Building, University of Manchester
The policing of people in connection to possession and supply of drugs is complex and contentious. This area of policing brings into sharp focus the multifaceted nature of the police role and has far-reaching consequences for health, crime, and justice. Research in the area has historically been sparse and fragmented, but is now growing, influenced by contemporary trends in policing practices, changes in drug policy and wider social movements.
N8PRP presents an international, interdisciplinary knowledge exchange conference bringing together cutting-edge research, innovative and diverse voices to set the agenda for the future of drugs policing.
The conference will include panels on county lines and vulnerabilities, diversion, decriminalisation, and harm reduction approaches.
There will be additional opportunities for postgraduate and early career researchers, with a networking event on Monday 1 July and an invitation to submit to the NRiPN poster exhibition which will be displayed at the conference.
All Delegates are invited to join the Evening Reception on Monday 1 July, from 6pm, which will open the conference
Delegates
The audience will be made up of academics, police practitioners, policy makers, and other key stakeholders.
Conference Chairs
- Dr Matt Bacon, University of Sheffield
- Professor Julia Buxton, University of Manchester
- Professor Judith Aldridge, University of Manchester
- Professor Joanna Neill, University of Manchester
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