Policing and drug market-related violence: competitive, internal and enforcement-related violence in UK County Lines

Key Points

• The research aims to broaden the understanding of drug market-related violence and improve policing strategies.
• Empirical findings gathered from various sources.
• Analysis of drug market-related violence types.
• Development of harm reduction policing concepts.
• Highlights different forms of violence like competitive and enforcement-related violence.
• Suggests current policing responses are insufficient.
• Proposes a comprehensive approach to counteract drug market violence.