1.媒体来源:
CBC NEWS 加拿大广播公司
2.记者署名:
Peter Zimonjic
3.完整新闻标题:
Police chiefs call on Ottawa to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs for
personal use,Efforts should be directed at cracking down on drug trafficking, production,
they say
警察局长呼吁联邦政府(位于渥太华)对私人使用的非法药物除罪化
并把主力拿来打击禁药的运输与制造
4.完整新闻内文:
As Canada continues to battle an opioid epidemic, the Canadian Association of
Chiefs of Police is calling on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the
possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal consumption.
在加拿大与鸦片类药物的泛滥持续的战争，加拿大警察局长协会呼吁联邦政府将持有
少量非法药品，并指用于个人使用的行为除罪化。
CACP's president, Chief Const. Adam Palmer, said it's time to rethink how
police and governments approach the use and abuse of illegal drugs in order
to save lives.
CAPA主席、首席警官Adam Palmer表示该是时候重新思考警方与政府该如何处理药物滥用
来挽救生命
"Arresting individuals for simple possession of illicit drugs has proven to
be ineffective. It does not save lives," Palmer said. "The CACP recognizes
substance use and addiction as a public health issue. Being addicted to a
controlled substance is not a crime and should not be treated as such.
"事实证明，逮捕个人使用禁药是毫无效果的"他说到，CACP了解物质滥用与成瘾是
公共卫生问题，因此不该被视为犯罪。
"We recommend that Canada's enforcement-based approach for possession be
replaced with a health-care approach that diverts people from the criminal
justice system."
"我们建议将加拿大基于执法的方法替换为医疗保健，并使人们远离刑事司法系统。"
CACP is a non-profit that represents about 1,300 police chiefs from federal,
First Nations, provincial, regional, transportation and military police
services across the country.
CACP是一个非营利的组织，代表加拿大联邦各地的1300多名警察局长。
Palmer said that, as an alternative to the criminal model, partnerships could
be formed between social services, police, the health-care sector and
governments to ensure drug users get access to the treatment they need.
Palmer说各级机关应建立跨部会的伙伴关系，以确保药物滥用者获得正确的治疗
The focus of police efforts, he said, should be on cracking down on drug
trafficking and the illegal production and importation of drugs — a task the
police are better suited to address.
警方重点警力应放在打击非法药物运输进口与制造，这才是更适合警方解决的任务
Palmer said such a shift in policing would require changes at the federal
level to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
他们将要求对此迳行修法
In 2018, the CACP tasked a committee with exploring the impacts on public
safety and policing of moving toward decriminalization.
2018年CACP成立了一个委员会负责对药物除罪化对公共安全与治安的影响
That report, delivered this month, concluded that substance abuse is a public
health issue and that taking a public health approach to the problem would
lead to lower rates of crime, overdoses and blood-borne diseases.
这个报告在本月发表，结论认为药物滥用是公共卫生问题，使用公共卫生的方法将会
降低犯罪、用药过量致死与血液传播疾病的发生率
Palmer was asked about the #defundthepolice movement on social media and
whether police forces in Canada are willing to see their funding diverted
toward social services or health care.
当Palmer被问到有关"重造警力(#defundthepolice)"运动时，他说这得看加拿大政府
使否愿意将警方资金转用于社会服务或医疗保健
He said that in Vancouver, where he serves as chief constable of the
Vancouver Police Department, police are already looking the other way on
cases of simple possession in order to focus resources on trafficking and
production — so there may not be much money to divert.
Palmer did say he was willing to discuss the notion of redirecting police
funding to other initiatives if all affected parties are consulted.
A statement from Minister of Health Patty Hajdu and Justice Minister David
Lametti said they welcomed the "endorsement of a holistic approach" to
dealing with the opioid crisis.
加拿大卫生部长与司法部长赞成CACP对鸦片危机的整体看法
"We appreciate efforts made by law enforcement officers to consider
alternative options to criminal charges for simple possession of illicit
drugs in appropriate cases, and recognize the importance of reducing barriers
to treatment, as well as integrated partnerships between law enforcement and
health and social services," the statement said.
The ministers went on to say that the federal government would continue to
work with substance abuse experts, first responders and law enforcement to
further their own public health approach to dealing with the opioid epidemic.
"Our government remains committed to advancing evidence-based responses to
help reverse the trend of opioid overdose deaths and other substance-related
harms in Canada."
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