Effect of drug law enforcement on drug market violence: A systematic review

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Werb, Dan ^a,b   Rowell, Greg ^b   Guyatt, Gordon ^c   Kerr, Thomas ^a   Montaner, Julio ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug dealing; Drug enforcement; Systematic review; Violence

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ASSAULT; CRIME; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MEXICO; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; STREET DRUGS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79953056399     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.02.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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