Evidence submission on 'Policing of drugs in Scotland' to Criminal Justice Committee session on the criminal justice aspects of drugs

In this brief submission I will focus mainly on evidence pertinent to the policing and drugs in Scotland but I will also endeavour to begin address some of the key topics which I understand may be discussed at the roundtable. Much of the content below is drawn from a forthcoming book chapter authored with Dr Maria Fotopoulou (University of Stirling) Fotopoulou, M. and Aston, E. (accepted 2021) 'Policing of Drugs in Scotland' in Bacon, M. and Spicer, J. eds. (forthcoming) Ending the Stalemate: Drug Law Enforcement, Policing and Harm Reduction. Routledg