The relationship between police contacts for drug use-related crime and future arrests, incarceration, and overdoses: a retrospective observational study highlighting the need to break the vicious cycle

Original research
by
Zhang, Alice et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Yes

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Here, we describe the impact of traditional policing approaches to drug use-related crime on future recidivism, incarceration, and overdoses.

Findings/Key points

The results indicated that the traditional policing approach to drug use-related crime did not reduce arrests or incarceration and was associated with a risk of future overdose fatalities.

Design/methods

Data from a police database and county-level overdose data

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Keywords

Illegal drugs
Legal system/law enforcement
Overdose
Policy/Regulatory
Outcomes