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'It has gotten a lot better, but it is still bad': Experiences with the police among marginalized PWUDs in a context of depenalization.
Kammersgaard, Tobias; Kappel, Nanna; Johansen, Katrine Schepelern; Kronbæk, Mette; Fahnøe, Kristian Relsted; Houborg, Esben.
Afiliação
  • Kammersgaard T; University of York, York, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tobias.kammersgaard@york.ac.uk.
  • Kappel N; University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Johansen KS; Competence Centre of Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health Services of the Capital Region, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Roskilde, Denmark; National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Kronbæk M; University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Fahnøe KR; University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Houborg E; Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Int J Drug Policy ; 127: 104393, 2024 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38520960
ABSTRACT
Based on a survey (n = 249) and qualitative interviews (n = 38) with marginalized people who use drugs (PWUDs) in Copenhagen, Denmark, we investigate the experiences of this group with the police in a context where drug possession had been depenalized in and around drug consumption rooms (DCRs). Our findings point to positive experiences with the police, especially with the local community police in the depenalization zone, who refrained from drug law enforcement and practiced 'harm reduction policing.' However, marginalized PWUDs also reported that they were still targeted for drug possession by other sections of the police despite the depenalization policy. Specifically, the drug squad of the police would continue to confiscate illicit drugs for investigatory purposes to counter organized drug crime, as well as continue to target user-dealers who were not formally included in the depenalization policy. The findings illustrate how marginalized PWUDs still found themselves in a precarious legal situation without any legal rights to possess the drugs that they were dependent on, even though possession of drugs had been depenalized in and around DCRs.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polícia / Redução do Dano / Aplicação da Lei / Usuários de Drogas Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Drug Policy Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: HOLANDA / HOLLAND / NETHERLANDS / NL / PAISES BAJOS / THE NETHERLANDS

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Polícia / Redução do Dano / Aplicação da Lei / Usuários de Drogas Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Int J Drug Policy Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: HOLANDA / HOLLAND / NETHERLANDS / NL / PAISES BAJOS / THE NETHERLANDS