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police leadership in public health: what do we get?

police leadership in public health: what do we get?. Semeion Research Center for the Science of Communication . Police Leadership in Public Health What Do We Get? Workshop 11-13 December 2013 . G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N. reduction in crime .

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police leadership in public health: what do we get?

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  1. police leadershipin public health: what do we get? Semeion Research Center for the Science of Communication Police Leadership in Public Health What Do We Get? Workshop 11-13 December 2013 G e o f f r e y M O NAGHAN

  2. reduction in crime • Methadone maintenance treatment programmes are very effective in reducing acquisitive crime rates, opiate consumption and heroin supply offences • See, for example: Jeremy Coid, J., Carvell, A., Kittler, Z., Healey, A. and • Henderson, J. (2000) Opiates, Criminal Behaviour and Methadone Home • Office, London. Police Leadership in Public Health What Do We Get?Workshop 11-13 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  3. reduction in opiate overdose deaths • Supporting ‘take-home-naloxone’ – ‘Good Samaritan’ laws • Training police officers to administer naloxone • First Aid Training – recruits and top-up training • Treating drug swallowing as a medical emergency requiring hospitalisation Police Leadership in Public Health What Do We Get?Workshop 11-13 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  4. reduction in HIV and hepatitis • NSPs are effective in preventing HIV and hepatitis B and C Police Leadership in Public Health What Do We Get?Workshop 11-13 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  5. improved public image • Supporting, and being seen to support public health programmes, will help improve the standing of the Royal Malaysia Police Police Leadership in Public HealthWorkshop 11-12 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  6. bolster informant network • Being ‘nice’ to drug users (particularly those who inject drugs) works wonders in terms of gleaning intelligence and recruiting informants Police Leadership in Public HealthWorkshop 11-12 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  7. cost savings • Crime reduction on the cheap (methadone maintenance treatment) • Reduction in the number of investigations into drug overdose deaths • Reduction in the fear of crime (e.g. people who inject drugs using NSPs instead of going to pharmacies hassling staff for syringes and injecting paraphernalia) Police Leadership in Public HealthWorkshop 11-12 December2013 G e o f f r e y M O N A G H A N

  8. G e o f f r e y M o n a g h a n

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