A think tank for drug prevention has put forward an idea to reduce the number of arrests and seizures in drug raids in order to lower the number of related violent crimes.

The UK Drug Policy Commission suggests that they follow the example of a scheme done in Boston, United States, where gang members were offered prosecution  immunity when dealing drugs if they stopped killing one another. Consequently, the number of murder rates did fall, but it makes one wonder at what cost.

The commission cites problems such as turf wars, dealer relocation, territorial changes and worse replacements as key reasons why too much enforcement may actually result in a engative impact on surrounding areas and their communities.

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