Police perceptions of supervised consumption sites (SCSs): A qualitative study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-374

  Watson, Tara Marie ^a   Bayoumi, Ahmed ^a,b,c,d   Kolla, Gillian ^a   Penn, Rebecca ^a   Fischer, Benedikt ^e,f   Luce, Janine ^f   Strike, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Illicit drugs; Law enforcement; Perceptions; Police; Supervised consumption sites

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84856065952     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.645104     Document Type: Article

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