Author: Willis, Matthew
Title: Policing Substance Abuse in Indigenous Communities: Report from a Workshop held in Mildura, Victoria, 5-6 August 2008.
Summary: This report documents the findings of a conference designed to disseminate findings from tne National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund to an audience involved in implementing and managing the policing response to substance abuse in Indigenous communities. The objectives of the workshop included: establishing the key issues for police in relation to substance abuse in Indigenous communities; identifying differences in policing illicit drug use in Indigenous communities compared with other communities; and identifying where police may be able to improve their response to these issues.
Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2009. 29p.
Source: Research in Practice; Report no. 03
Year: 2009
Country: Australia
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Shelf Number: 115743
Keywords:
-Drug OffendersDrug Abuse and AddictionIndigenous PeoplesPolicing (Australia)Substance Abuse, Police Response (Australia) |
