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Dr Elizabeth Aston's Outputs (19)

Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hillen, P., Heyman, I., Dougall, N., Murray, J., Aston, E., Jamieson, M., Speakman, E., & McAuley, A. (2024, March). Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot. Presented at Drugs Research Network Webinar: ‘Drugs, Stigma and Emergency Services’, Online

This presentation explored selected quantitative and qualitative data from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot. The data indicated that police officers in Scotland had a range of views about problem drug use, and people who use drugs (P... Read More about Police officer’s perspectives of people who use drugs: compassion or stigma? Evidence from an evaluation of Police Scotland’s naloxone pilot.

Who polices/governs Police Stops across Europe? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E., & Mouhana, C. (2020, September). Who polices/governs Police Stops across Europe?. Presented at EUROCRIM 2020: 20th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Online

Defining and Assessing Vulnerability: Perspectives across Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J., Enang, I., Dougall, N., Wooff, A., Aston, E., & Heyman, I. (2019, January). Defining and Assessing Vulnerability: Perspectives across Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH). Paper presented at 4th PUBSIC (Innovation in Public Services and Public Policy) Conference, Milan

Law enforcement has traditionally been considered to focus mainly on criminal justice issues. However, over the past decade, there has been a dynamic shift in focus, with law enforcement professional groups assuming more responsibility for tackling m... Read More about Defining and Assessing Vulnerability: Perspectives across Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH).

Policing challenges for proposed drug checking services in Scotland
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E., Falzon, D., Carver, H., Masterton, W., & Parkes, T. (2023, May). Policing challenges for proposed drug checking services in Scotland. Paper presented at The European Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2023), Umeå, Sweden

Background:
There is strong evidence that enforcement-based policing practices in relation to drug possession for personal use can negatively impact upon health outcomes for people who use drugs and reduce engagement with harm reduction services due... Read More about Policing challenges for proposed drug checking services in Scotland.

Partnerships and where we go from here: SIPR & SCLEPH
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E. (2019, October). Partnerships and where we go from here: SIPR & SCLEPH. Paper presented at International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health, Edinburgh

Visible online? Police legitimacy and face-to-face engagement
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E. (2019, September). Visible online? Police legitimacy and face-to-face engagement. Paper presented at 19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Ghent, Belgium

Aston, E. (2019, September). Visible online? Police legitimacy and face-to-face engagement. Paper presented at 19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Ghent, Belgium.

Generating comparative knowledge on the governance of police stops in Europe
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E., & Fazekas, J. (2019, September). Generating comparative knowledge on the governance of police stops in Europe. Paper presented at European Society of Criminology Conference, Ghent

Aston, E., & Fazekas, J. (2019, September). 'Generating comparative knowledge on the governance of police stops in Europe. Paper presented at European Society of Criminology Conference, Ghent.

A comparative analysis of current community policing in Europe
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Neill, M., Bayerl, P., Hail, Y., van der Giessen, M., & Aston, E. (2016, September). A comparative analysis of current community policing in Europe. Paper presented at EuroCrim 2016: 16th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Müenster, Germany

'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aston, E. (2014, September). 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Prague, Czech Republic

Aston, E. (2014, September). 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Prague, Czech Repub... Read More about 'It doesn’t make you a better officer giving out tickets': performance management and discretion in community policing.