Prior contact with the criminal justice system among people who fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in Surrey and in British Columbia, 2011 to 2016 / by Shannon Brennan and Benjamin Mazowita.: CS85-002/39-11E-PDF

"The second in the series of papers, this Juristat article examines a cohort of individuals who died of an illicit drug overdose in the province of British Columbia, with a special focus on the City of Surrey, between 2011 and 2016, and explores the nature and extent of their contact with the criminal justice system as a person accused of a crime. This is not done from the point of view of describing their criminal behavior, but rather to identify potential opportunities for intervention within various social sectors. Encounters with first responders and the criminal justice system represent potential venues through which individuals at risk of overdose could receive targeted intervention, including programs related to overdose education or naloxone distribution (Wagner et al. 2015)"--Page 4.

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Department/Agency Statistics Canada, issuing body.
Title Prior contact with the criminal justice system among people who fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in Surrey and in British Columbia, 2011 to 2016 / by Shannon Brennan and Benjamin Mazowita.
Series title Juristat, 1209-6393
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Release date: May 16, 2019."
Issued also in French under title: Contacts antérieurs avec le système de justice pénale chez les personnes qui ont fait une surdose mortelle de drogues illicites à Surrey et en Colombie-Britannique, 2011 à 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (page 16).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2019.
©2019
Author / Contributor Brennan, Shannon, author.
Description 1 online resource (18 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • CS85-002/39-11E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 85-002-X
Subject terms Drugs -- Overdose -- British Columbia -- Surrey -- Statistics.
Recidivists -- British Columbia -- Surrey -- Statistics.
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