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Drug possession 'should no longer be included in police performance measures'

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 08/02/2015 - 08:45

Drug possession should be removed from police performance measures, research claims.

The number of cannabis possession offences recorded by police almost doubled between 2004/5 and 2011/12

This would allow officers to concentrate on crimes that "cause most harm" rather than targeting low-level possession of cannabis, according to the study.

Controversy over police approaches to cannabis possession erupted recently after some crime commissioners suggested that personal users will no longer be actively pursued by their forces.

Dr Michael Shiner, of the London School of Economics (LSE), analysed official crime statistics in relation to the reclassification of cannabis.

The drug was downgraded from Class B to C in 2004 but the change was reversed in 2009.

In a paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Dr Shiner found that the initial relaxation led to an intensification of efforts targeting minor possession after officers were given powers to issue on-the-spot warnings...

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