Policing and drug market-related violence: competitive, internal and enforcement-related violence in UK County Lines
Based on our empirical findings, we argue for a conceptual broadening of current understandings of drug market-related violence, as well as further developing harm reduction policing thinking and responses to effectively counteract all forms of violence associated with drug markets and their control.
Authors
- Chris Devany
- Kate Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-756X)
- Charlie Lloyd
- Ross Coomber
- Laura Bainbridge
- Tobias Kammersgaard
Institutions
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Centre for Social Justice (GB)
- Institute of Criminology (SI)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105155
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 55.57