CJB64
Law enforcement's role in a harm reduction regime
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Author
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Jonathan Caulkins and H. John Heinz |
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Published
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January 2002 |
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Report Type
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Crime and Justice Bulletin No. 64 |
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Subject
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Diversion; Drugs and Drug Courts
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Keywords
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harm reduction, law enforcement, drug policy, drugs |
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Summary
Aim
This paper reviews a framework for thinking about harm reduction goals, and illustrates how some harm reduction perspectives are more receptive than others to a prominent law enforcement role.
Abstract
Law enforcement can play a valuable role within a harm reduction paradigm, but this possibility is often overlooked. This paper reviews a framework for thinking about harm reduction goals, and illustrates how some harm reduction perspectives are more receptive than others to a prominent law enforcement role. Five specific roles for law enforcement are then outlined: partnerships with treatment and other interventions, constraining supply, time-focused intervention early in an epidemic, reducing control costs and associated harms, and exploiting drug markets’ inherent adaptability.