The Open Society Foundations have released a new report on ‘Harm Reduction Policing’.
Below is an excerpt from the report.
Read the full report here Police & Harm Reduction_ENG
About this guide
Globally, law enforcement officers have grown increasingly frustrated with the limited effectiveness of traditional drug enforcement approaches that and them arresting or imprisoning individuals without significant impact on illicit drug trade or use. This is a briefing for law enforcement personnel around the world on how to incorporate, support, and create space for approaches that aim to increase public safety and health, reduce harm to people who use drugs, and provide law enforcement alternatives to common punitive models.