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15 June 2009 EMCDDA activities ~ Supply Reduction. Laurent Laniel Interventions, Law and Policies (‘RES’) Unit, CUP-DSSR. EMCDDA so far (1), routinely…. Monitors drug supply and markets (NFPs):
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15 June 2009EMCDDA activities ~ Supply Reduction Laurent Laniel Interventions, Law and Policies (‘RES’) Unit, CUP-DSSR
EMCDDA so far (1), routinely… • Monitors drug supply and markets (NFPs): Seizures by drug (cases, quantities); Retail price by drug (mean, mode, min-max); Purity/potency by drug (mean, mode, min-max); Composition of tablets • Monitors drug-related crime (NFPs): EMCDDAconceptual framework (Psycho-pharma crimes; Economic-compulsive crimes; Systemic crimes; Drug law offences); Data on drug law offences (DLOs) reported by the police (by drug; offence type; criminal and non-criminal)
EMCDDA Routine monitoring so far: => Mainly on ‘situation’ vs. ‘responses’ => Surveillance vs. analytical approach => No explicit monitoring of Supply reduction activities in Europe (but seizures & DLOs)
More monitoring, more analysis Work Plan 2010-2012 (1) How (SSR)? “Greater emphasis given to the area of supply and crime reduction” (p.4) • New specialised staff (+ intern) • New coordination mechanism ― CUP-DSSR (Cross-Unit Project on Drug Supply and Supply Reduction): Conceptual framework due end 2009 • ExpandedEuropol partnership (joint WP reviewed in 2009): projects & publications • Establishment of expert reference group: law enforcement and other experts (esp. scholars)
More monitoring, more analysis Work Plan 2010-2012 (2) What (SR)? 1/ Mapping supply reduction in Europe: what it covers, who does it (law enforcement) • What interventions implemented in Europe (e.g. LE strategies used, training provided, technology, etc.) • What agencies implement them (who does what at national & European levels, esp. LE) 2/ Identifying appropriate & feasible secondary data sources • LE is likely to remain a major source of data on supply and SR, but need for different perspectives to complement the picture (scientif lit., press?, NGOs?)