Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Alternate Title

Evaluation of the Vancouver Police Department's City-wide Enforcement Team initiative

Authors

• Dandurand, Yvon, 1950- author.
• Griffiths, Curt T. (Curt Taylor), 1948- author.
• Chin, Vivienne, author
• Chan, Joseph, author.
• University College of the Fraser Valley.
• Vancouver (B.C.)
• Vancouver (B.C.). Police Dept. City-wide Enforcement Team.

Publishers

• [Abbotsford, British Columbia] : University College of the Fraser Valley, 2004.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource (viii, 251 pages).

Note

"A report prepared for the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Agreement Coordination Unit".
"September 1, 2004."

Summary

"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.

Subject

• Vancouver (B.C.). - Police Dept. - City-wide Enforcement Team.
• Law enforcement - British Columbia - Vancouver.
• Police - British Columbia - Vancouver.
• Narcotics, Control of - British Columbia - Vancouver.

Contents

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.