Why are police moving away from criminalising people who use drugs?

22nd September 2021Dr Matthew Bacon, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Sheffield 1 Comment

Police, politicians and the public have become accustomed to hearing and using the phrase ‘the war on drugs’, but it’s a battle based largely on punitive measures which is far from being won; Dr Matthew Bacon of the University of Sheffield interviewed a number of serving officers for his latest research on drugs policing, and found that for many, their experience in the job has changed their attitude towards criminalising drug users.

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Why are police moving away from criminalising people who use drugs?

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