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The law on the streets: Evaluating the impact of Mexico's drug decriminalization reform on drug possession arrests in Tijuana, Mexico.
Arredondo, J; Gaines, T; Manian, S; Vilalta, C; Bañuelos, A; Strathdee, S A; Beletsky, L.
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  • Arredondo J; University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; San Diego State University, San Diego. 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. Electronic address: Jarredon@ucsd.edu.
  • Gaines T; University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: togaines@ucsd.edu.
  • Manian S; University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: shanthi.manian@wsu.edu.
  • Vilalta C; Center for Research in Geography and Geomatics (CentroGeo), Lomas de Padierna, CP 14240, CDMX, Mexico. Electronic address: cvilalta@centrogeo.edu.mx.
  • Bañuelos A; Secretaría de Seguridad Pública Municipal, Dirección de Planeación y Proyectos Estratégicos. Blvd Cuauhtémoc Sur y Rio Suchiate #2141, Colonia Marrón, CP 22015, Tijuana, Mexico. Electronic address: banuelospa@gmail.com.
  • Strathdee SA; University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: sstrathdee@ucsd.edu.
  • Beletsky L; University of California, San Diego. 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Northeastern University, School of Law & Bouvé College of Health Sciences. 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: lbeletsky@ucsd.edu.
Int J Drug Policy ; 54: 1-8, 2018 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29306177
BACKGROUND: In 2009, Mexican Federal Government enacted "narcomenudeo" reforms decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, delegating prosecution of retail drug sales to the state courts, and mandating treatment diversion for habitual drug users. There has been insufficient effort to formally assess the decriminalization policy's population-level impact, despite mounting interest in analagous reforms across the globe. METHODS: Using a dataset of municipal police incident reports, we examined patterns of drug possession, and violent and non-violent crime arrests between January 2009 and December 2014. A hierarchical panel data analysis with random effects was conducted to assess the impact of narcomenudeo's drug decriminalization provision. RESULTS: The reforms had no significant impact on the number of drug possession or violent crime arrests, after controlling for other variables (e.g. time trends, electoral cycles, and precinct-level socioeconomic factors). Time periods directly preceding local elections were observed to be statistically associated with elevated arrest volume. CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of police statistics parallel prior findings that Mexico's reform decriminalizing small amounts of drugs does not appear to have significantly shifted drug law enforcement in Tijuana. More research is required to fully understand the policy transformation process for drug decriminalization and other structural interventions in Mexico and similar regional and international efforts. Observed relationship between policing and political cycles echo associations in other settings whereby law-and-order activities increase during mayoral electoral campaigns.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Drogas Ilícitas / Crime / Aplicação da Lei / Política de Saúde / Legislação de Medicamentos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Int J Drug Policy Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Drogas Ilícitas / Crime / Aplicação da Lei / Política de Saúde / Legislação de Medicamentos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Int J Drug Policy Assunto da revista: SAUDE PUBLICA / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Holanda