Author(s):
Svea Steckhan & Bernd Werse

Institution:
Akademie der Polizei Hamburg, Goethe-UniversitätFrankfurt

Title:
Policy recommendations for police forces regarding open drug scenes and drug consumption rooms by the research consortium DRUSEC (Drugs and Urban Security)

Abstract:
The paper presents policy recommendations for police forces regarding the handling of open drug scenes and drug consumption rooms, prepared by the German-French research consortium DRUSEC (Drugs and Urban Security) To identify and/or develop efficient strategies which may stabilise public security and improve subjective perceptions of security, we conducted quantitative and qualitative interviews and participant observations with different stakeholders such as police, drug services and people who use drugs The results show that the ways how so-called open drug scenes are handled are a task for society as a whole In addition, we present concrete recommendations for policing practice.

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