Police encounters and experiences among youths and adults who use drugs:qualitative and quantitative findings of a cross-sectional study in Victoria, British Columbia

People who use drugs are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system in Canada; how they come to be in contact with this system is typically through encounters with police. Understanding the nature of encounters between people who use drugs and police is vital to developing interve...

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Authors: Greer, Alissa (Author) ; Sorge, Justin (Author) ; Sharpe, Kimberly (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 60, Issue: 4, Pages: 478-504
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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