Policing county lines : responses to evolving provincial drug markets / Jack Spicer.
Spicer, Jack, author.
2021
HV5840.G7 S75 2021
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Title Policing county lines : responses to evolving provincial drug markets / Jack Spicer.
Author Spicer, Jack, author.
ISBN 3030541932 electronic book
9783030541934 (electronic bk.)
9783030541927 hardcover
3030541924
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54193-4
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-54193-4 doi
Call Number HV5840.G7 S75 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 364.1770941
Summary The County Lines phenomenon has become one of the most significant drug market developments in the UK over recent years. This book analyses how it is being responded to by the police in affected provincial areas. Drawing on unique ethnographic fieldwork, it takes readers into police stations and out onto the streets with officers, providing timely insight into the policing of this high profile and challenging drug market context. The book considers the use of new police tactics that have been proposed and familiar methods that officers regularly embarked on. Through a sophisticated theoretical framework it argues that the policing of County Lines can often be considered symbolic with concerns regularly placed on sending out strong messages that appear superficial when closely examined. Alongside this, however, there appears to be a progressive shift towards a more pragmatic drugs policing approach that embraces harm reduction principles.This cutting-edge research speaks to academics in Criminology and Policing, and to practitioners and policy makers.
Note Prelims1. Introduction 1.1 The realities of drug markets 1.2 Policing County Lines 1.3 Policing drug markets: a research agenda 1.4 Book structure 2. County Lines 2.1 Conceptualising 'import' markets 2.2 What's in a name? 2.3 The phenomenon's (official) development 2.4 County Lines as 'chronocentrism'? 2.5 A product of saturation? 2.6 The structure of County Lines networks 2.7 The involvement of young people 2.8 Local harms 2.9 The advancement of cuckooing 2.10 Conclusion 3. Policing drug markets 3.1 Pyramids and mirrors: the organisation of drugs policing 3.1.1 Operationalising drug market policing 3.1.2 Sweeping up 3.1.3 Cracking down 3.2 Harmful, ineffective and symbolic? 3.2.1 The effectiveness of crackdowns 3.2.2 Symbolic policing 3.3 The case for change: applying harm reduction principles to the policing of drug markets 3.3.1 Shaping drug markets by addressing externalities 3.3.2 A realistic approach? 3.3.3 The way forward? 3.4 Conclusion 4. Navigating a 'newsy' field 4.1 Exploring the world of County Lines 4.2 Going backstage 4.3 Navigating my way through the field 4.4 Insider or outsider? 4.5 Ethical molehills 4.6 Conclusion 5. Policing a crisis? 5.1 Dealers 'out of place' 5.2 Dirty business 5.3 The threat to young people 5.4 Violence as instrumental or expressive? 5.5 Partnerships and control signals 5.6 'Another pair of eyes and ears' 5.7 Drug services as the difficult partner 5.8 Diverging from the norm? 5.9 Conclusion 6. New tactics 6.1 Put on hold: introducing the DDTRO 6.1.1 A blunt tool 6.1.2 The symbolism of the DDTRO 6.2 From pushers to enslavers 6.2.1 Practical barriers 6.2.2 The symbolism of Modern Slavery convictions 6.3 Conclusion 7. More of the same? 7.1 Time to crackdown 7.1.1 Crackdowns as weak signals of control 7.2 Days of action 7.2.1 Smoke gets in your eyes 7.2.2 Not so 'hot' spots 7.2.2 Welfare checks as double edged swords 7.3 Conclusion 8. Drug market priorities 8.1 Netting the 'top boys: variance and the case of the 'ideal' line 8.1.1 A time for discretion? 8.1.2 The value neutral problem 8.2 An organic shift to harm reduction policing 8.2.1 Prioritisation as harm reduction? 8.2.2 Mitigating the value neutral problem 8.2.3 External perceptions 8.2.4 Guiding crackdowns 8.3 Prioritisation in practice 8.3.1 Prioritisation in the fast paced world of County Lines 9. Conclusion 9.1 Impure market evolutions: the advancement of County Lines 9.2 The symbolic face of drug market policing 9.3 Organic shifts towards harm reduction policing 9.4 'We can't arrest our way out of this': some concluding thoughts.
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Series Palgrave studies in risk, crime and society.
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Intro
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
1: Introduction
The Realities of Drug Markets
Policing County Lines
Policing Drug Markets: A Research Agenda
Book Structure
References
2: County Lines
Conceptualising 'Import' Markets
What's in a Name?
The Phenomenon's (Official) Development
County Lines as 'Chronocentrism'?
A Product of Saturation?
The Structure of County Lines Networks
The Involvement of Young People
Local Harms
The Advancement of Cuckooing
Conclusion
References
3: Policing Drug Markets

Pyramids and Mirrors: The Organisation of Drugs Policing
Operationalising Drug Market Policing
Sweeping Up
Cracking Down
Harmful, Ineffective and Symbolic?
The Effectiveness of Crackdowns
Symbolic Policing
The Case for Change: Applying Harm Reduction Principles to the Policing of Drug Markets
Shaping Drug Markets by Focusing on Externalities
A Realistic Approach?
The Way Forward?
Conclusion
References
4: Navigating a 'Newsy' Field
Exploring the World of County Lines
Going Backstage
Navigating My Way Through the Field
Insider or Outsider?

Ethical Molehills
Conclusion
References
5: Policing a Crisis?
Dealers 'Out of Place'
Dirty Business
The Threat to Young People
Violence as Instrumental or Expressive?
Partnerships and Control Signals
'Another Pair of Eyes and Ears'
Drug Services as the Difficult Partner
Diverging from the Norm?
Conclusion
References
6: New Tactics
Put on Hold: Introducing the DDTRO
A Blunt Tool
The Symbolism of the DDTRO
From 'Pushers' to 'Enslavers'
Practical Barriers
The Symbolism of Modern Slavery Convictions
Conclusion
References

7: More of the Same?
Time to Crackdown
Crackdowns as Weak Signals of Control
Days of Action
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Not So 'Hot' Hotspots
Welfare Checks as Double-Edged Swords
Conclusion
References
8: Drug Market Priorities
Netting the 'Top Boys': Variance and the Case of the 'Ideal' Line
A Time for Discretion?
The 'Value-Neutral' Problem
An Organic Shift to Harm Reduction Policing?
Prioritisation as Harm Reduction?
Mitigating the 'Value-Neutral' Problem
External Perceptions
Guiding Crackdowns
Prioritisation in Practice

Prioritisation in the Fast-Paced World of County Lines
Conclusion
References
9: Conclusion
Impure Market Evolutions: The Advancement of County Lines
The Symbolic Face of Drug Market Policing
Organic Shifts Towards Harm Reduction Policing
'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out of This': Some Concluding Thoughts
References
Index

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