Heroin and Crack Cocaine Markets in Deprived Areas : Seven Local Case Studies
In November 2000, a research team consisting of Ruth Lupton and Dr Andrew Wilson of CASE and Paul Turnbull, Tiggey May and Hamish Warburton of the Criminal Policy Research Unit (CPRU) at South Bank University (SBU) was commissioned by the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordination Unit (UKADCU) to undertake a short study of drug markets in deprived neighbourhoods in England.The study examined neighbourhood drug markets in the context of the new policy agenda for neighbourhood renewal, including the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy and New Deal for Communities. It sought to:* identify the extent of drug market activity in deprived neighbourhoods and to describe its nature and scale.* draw out any associations between types of area and types of drug market.* understand how drug market activity impacts on disadvantaged neighbourhoods.* find out how local agencies and local communities, working independently and inpartnership, were tackling drug markets and with what effect.Between December 2000 and April 2001, we investigated drug markets in eight neighbourhoods of varying type, tenure, location and ethnic mix, and in six different regions of England. In each neighbourhood, we questioned front-line staff and residents about the drug market, its impact on the area (if any) and the responses being taken. We also interviewed a small number of drug users (between six and nine) in each area, and collected supporting documents and statistics. We focused on markets for heroin and crack cocaine (crack).Our report, entitled quot;A Rock and a Hard Place: Drug Markets in Deprived Neighbourhoodsquot;, was published in January 2002 as a Home Office Research Study. This supplementary report contains the case studies on which the report was based. Seven of the eight neighbourhoods are included, since the local authority in one area felt that it would not be helpful for its case study to be published. Following the case studies, we have also included the summary from quot;A Rock and a Hard Placequot;, and a glossary of terms for readers unfamiliar with drug market terminology. We hope that the publication of the case studies will be useful both to policy makers and to practitioners, illuminating the detail of the problems faced, the perspectives of participants, and some examples of successful and less successful practice
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[2009]
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Authors: | Wilson, Andrew |
Other Persons: | May, Tiggey (contributor) ; Warburton, Hamish (contributor) ; Lupton, Ruth (contributor) ; Turnbull, Paul J. (contributor) |
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[2009]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (93 p) |
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Series: | LSE STICERD Research Paper ; No. CASEREPORT19 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments January 1, 2002 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012766337
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