“Drugs…” Has that got your attention? I bet it hasn’t. At one time drugs was a taboo subject that guaranteed to sell sensationalist newsprint but was not something
(This article was originally published in Policing Insight on 18th February, 2019) Police tactics may disrupt drug supplies, but they cause more crime and even contribute to the use
For anyone living in the UK, it is impossible not to have noticed that the terms of the drug policy reform debate have shifted considerably in recent months.
When police, undercover operatives, intelligence officers, military and legal professionals stand together with communities to demand an end to the ‘war on drugs’ you have to ask why.