Doubts and disconnection: Police reflections on drug decriminalization in British Columbia in the first year of implementation
On January 31, 2023, the Canadian province of British Columbia launched a 3-year pilot initiative decriminalizing the possession of up to 2.5 g of select illegal drugs. This qualitative study explores how police officers understand and perceive the decriminalization policy goals.
Authors
- Amanda Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-4306)
- Sarah Ferencz
- Winifred Agnew-Pauley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9691-7336)
- Cayley Russell
- Farihah Ali
- Alissa Greer
Publication Details
- Journal
- CrimRxiv
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.1793d601
- Primary Topic
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00