Den gode fiende, eller den gode pasient?

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  • Thomas Hauge

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https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v104i2.115042

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This article is inspired by my master thesis in criminology. My thesis examined the war on drugs, its influence on the role of the police, and the way in which the police themselves interpret the war on drugs. My master thesis also explored the
question of consistency between the war on drugs and the government’s quest for knowledge-based policing. The article draws on data collected in my master thesis and examines them in light of Nils Christie and Kettil Bruun’s book, Den gode fiende (Suitable Enemies) which focuses on role of the police in the war on drugs. A comparison of these works raises a key question: Are illicit drugs still a suitable enemy in the eyes of the government and police officers? I conclude that the users of illicit drugs have come to be considered both suitable enemies and suitable patients. The government and the police have taken on dual roles as crime fighters fighting the war on drugs and caregivers who view illicit drug use as a disease. 

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2017-06-01

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Hauge, T. (2017). Den gode fiende, eller den gode pasient?. Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 104(2), 202–222. https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v104i2.115042

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