P.O.W.E.R. research
Download peer-reviewed publications are led by or affiliated with P.O.W.E.R.
Confiscations, public health obstructions, and perpetual displacement: Experiences and perspectives on urban law enforcement practices during a period of “recriminalization” among people who use criminalized drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy (2026).
“Street sweeps:” Municipal government-enforced confiscation of personal belongings among unstably housed people who use drugs in Vancouver. Public Health (2025).
Depoliticization of violence: Critical limits of risk environment frameworks in drug use research. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing (2024).
Police seizure of drugs without arrest among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, before provincial ‘decriminalization’ of simple possession: a cohort study. Harm Reduction Journal (2023).
