Rural decline and policing of cannabis legalisation in Washington

Cannabis legalisation was viewed with great concern by law enforcement personnel. Here we show that police perceptions of the societal effects of legalisation are shaped to a considerable degree by officers’ geographic context. Urban communities tend to be relatively prosperous and hold political an...

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Authors: Stanton, Duane L. (Author) ; Stohr, Mary K. (Author) ; Hemmens, Craig 1960- (Author) ; Lovrich, Nicholas P. (Author) ; Makin, David (Author) ; Meize, Mikala (Author) ; Willits, Dale (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Policing and society
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 10, Pages: 1209-1225
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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