Over several decades, a robust body of empirical evidence has developed concerning crime
occurring at specific locations, often referred to as “hot spots”(NASEM, 2018). Among …

Drawing on the Global Policing Database (GPD), this review assesses the impact of supplier
arrests and seizures on drug crime, drug use, drug price, drug purity, and drug harm …

Substantial evidence suggests that focussing police resources on hotspots of crime has a
discernable crime-reduction effect. However, little is known about the efficacy of proactively …

An important debate around the Evidence-Based Policing movement is determining what
constitutes “evidence” and what does not. Sherman's original rendition of evidence-based …

5.3 METHODS To update these findings, we used a multi-faceted search strategy to identify
new systematic reviews published since 2015. We began by reviewing the Campbell …

This chapter examines the origins, development, and current standing of harm reduction
policing. It synthesises the existing literature on the topic and offers a detailed overview of …

In many parts of the world, the social mobility restrictions and stay-at-home orders
introduced during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with …

This commentary explores a recent shift in British Columbia's drug policy under a novel drug
“decriminalization” framework. We focus on the province's move toward" recriminalization" …

Policing research has taken many forms and directions since its start in the US in the 1950s
and the UK in the 1960s, and according to Reiner (2010) has passed through five stages …

This research reports on the lived-living experience of people who use drugs involved in
Queensland's new Drug Diversion Program, enacted May 2024. The Program, which …