Street-level policing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 winter Olympics

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-133

  Small, Will ^a,b   Krusi, Andrea ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Montaner, Julio ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Injection drug use; Policing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG PROGRAM; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; POLICE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK-TAKING; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84857799673     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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