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Drug Law Enforcement

A Review of the Evaluation Literature

Griffith University, L.Mazerolle{at}griffith.edu.au

David Soole

Griffith University

Sacha Rombouts

Griffith University

This article describes the results of a systematic review of drug law enforcement evaluations. The authors describe the search procedures and document the results in five main categories: international/national interventions (e.g., interdiction and drug seizure), reactive/ directed interventions (e.g., crackdowns, raids, buy-busts, saturation patrol, etc.), proactive/ partnership interventions (e.g., third-party policing, problem-oriented policing, community policing, drug nuisance abatement, etc.), individualized interventions (e.g., arrest referral and diversion), or interventions that used a combination of reactive/directed and proactive/ partnership strategies. Results indicate that proactive interventions involving partnerships between the police and third parties and/or community entities appear to be more effective at reducing both drug and nondrug problems in drug problem places than are reactive/ directed approaches. But the general quality of research in drug law enforcement is poor, the range of interventions that have been evaluated is limited, and more high-quality research is needed across a greater variety of drug interventions.

Key Words: drug law enforcement • police strategies • third-party policing • problem-oriented policing • proactive policing

Police Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 2, 115-153 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1098611106287776


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