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Addressing the 'Risk Environment' for Injection Drug Users
Scott Burris
Martin Donoghoe
Kim Blankenship
Susan Sherman
Jon S. Vernick
Patricia Case
Zita Lazzarini
Steve Koester
其他書名
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Cop
出版
SSRN
, 2011
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jVrgzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Ecological models of the determinants of health and the consequent importance of structural interventions have been widely accepted. Operationalizing these models in research and practice has been challenging. Examining the role of criminal law enforcement in the "risk environment" of injection drug users (IDUs) provides an opportunity to apply structural thinking to the health problems associated with drug use. This paper reviews international evidence that laws and law enforcement practices influence IDU risk. It argues that more research is needed at four levels - laws; management of law enforcement agencies; knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of front-line officers; and attitudes and experiences of IDUs - and that such research can be the basis of interventions within law enforcement to enhance IDU health.