Résumé
"This evaluation, sponsored by the Vancouver Agreement Coordination Unit, was designed to assess the impact of the Vancouver Police Department’s City-Wide Enforcement Team (CET) initiative implemented in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) area of the city during the during the months of April-September, 2003. The CET followed a number of previous police interventions in the area that targeted the drug trade and was initiated after a planning process that included an unsuccessful attempt to secure additional fiscal support from the City Council."--Page vi.
Contenu
Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The CET Initiative -- 3. Method -- 4. Implementation issues -- 5. Impact on the open drug market and on public health -- 6. The impact on public disorder -- 7. The impact on property crime and the flow of stolen property -- 8. The impact on violent crime -- 9. Displacement -- 10. Impact on police-community relations -- 11. Impact on vulnerable groups and the potential for police abuse of authority -- 12. The costs of the CET -- 13. Conclusions -- Appendices.