HEROIN AND CRACK COCAINE MARKETS IN DEPRIVED AREAS:SEVEN LOCAL CASE STUDIES

The study examined neighbourhood drug markets in the context of the new policyagenda for neighbourhood renewal, including the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategyand New Deal for Communities. It sought to:• identify the extent of drug market activity in deprived neighbourhoods and todescribe its nature and scale.• draw out any associations between types of area and types of drug market.• understand how drug market activity impacts on disadvantaged neighbourhoods.• find out how local agencies and local communities, working independently and inpartnership, were tackling drug markets and with what effect.[...]