Improving police conceptual knowledge of Mexico's law on cannabis possession: Findings from an assessment of a police education program

Improving police conceptual knowledge of Mexico's law on cannabis possession: Findings from an assessment of a police education program

Background and Objectives: Policing practices do not reflect recent decriminalization of drug possession in Mexico. We assessed knowledge of cannabis law as part of a police education program (PEP) post-drug law reform in Tijuana. Methods: Officers took pre-/post-PEP surveys; random subsample (n = 7...

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Main Authors: Arredondo, J. (Author), Artamonova, I. (Author), Baker, P. (Author), Bañuelos, A. (Author), Beletsky, L. (Author), Bustamante, E. (Author), Cepeda, J. (Author), Clairgue, E. (Author), Gaines, T. (Author), Mittal, M.L (Author), Morales, M. (Author), Patiño, E. (Author), Rocha-Jimenez, T. (Author), Strathdee, S.A (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Article
cannabis
Cannabis
cannabis addiction
drug legislation
education
education program
Educational Measurement
female
Female
follow up
human
Humans
law
male
Male
Marijuana Abuse
Mexico
police
Police
questionnaire
standards
Surveys and Questionnaires
teaching
Teaching
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