Journal article
Effect of drug law enforcement on drug market violence: A systematic review
Abstract
Violence is amongst the primary concerns of communities around the world and research has demonstrated links between violence and the illicit drug trade, particularly in urban settings. Given the growing emphasis on evidence-based policy-making, and the ongoing severe drug market violence in Mexico and other settings, we conducted a systematic review to examine the impacts of drug law enforcement on drug market violence. We conducted a …
Authors
Werb D; Rowell G; Guyatt G; Kerr T; Montaner J; Wood E
Journal
International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 87–94
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.02.002
ISSN
0955-3959