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Cannabis Possession Shouldn't Be Counted In Police Performance Targets, LSE Study Says ...

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 07:34

Police should not count minor drugs possession when measuring their performance so they are not forced to unduly target drug users, a study has found.

The number of cannabis possession offences recorded by police almost doubled between 2004 and 2011, while reported use of the drug fell by a quarter, the London School of Economics study also found, while the number of police stop and searches for drugs more than doubled.

The study, by Dr Michael Shiner, also found stop and searches for stolen goods fell from two-fifths to one fifth of all stop and searches in the same period.

 
 

He also identified a surge in police targeting people after cannabis was reclassified a Class C drug in 2004 - something that was reversed in 2009 - because officers also...

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