Action by police against suppliers

Intelligence gathering and community liaison, followed by mapping, should identify what the market is like, who is buying and who is selling and how it impacts on its local community. Next is the need for the response:

Note: The following relates to all types of Class A markets, including those where crack is usually sold alongside heroin by the same dealers; and where the majority of local crack users also are users of heroin. The specific problems of crack specific markets call for slightly different responses especially where the market has separated and some dealers deal in crack to crack dependent users who do not take heroin, and separate dealers sell heroin. Comprehensive guidance has been published by the Home Office.  http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/technology01.pdf

The menu of operational options

The role of demand side work

The pre-requisites of any action

Matching tactics with problem and purchase

The resources needed