Welche Auswirkungen haben staatliche Präventionsmaßnahmen auf die Lebenswelt von Cannabiskonsument:innen im Jugend- und jungen Erwachsenenalter in Bayern? - Polizeikontrollen und strafrechtliche Maßnahmen als präventives Instrument: (02/2025)

Lara Neuwald

doi:10.18716/ojs/wpkts/2025.11900

What impact do government prevention measures have on the lives of cannabis users in their teens and early adulthood in Bavaria? - Police inspections and criminal law measures as a preventive tool

(02/2025)

Authors

Lara Neuwald Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18716/ojs/wpkts/2025.11900

Keywords:

Norms and values, primary and secondary deviance, delinquency, special and general prevention, labelling approach

Abstract

This working paper analyses the effects of state prevention measures on the lifeworld of cannabis users in adolescence and young adulthood in Bavaria. Based on qualitative interviews, the paper analyses how police controls and criminal sanctions influence trust in state institutions, social relationships and personal life paths. Theoretically based on concepts of norm deviation, social control and the labelling approach, the analysis shows both the criminalising effect of the measures and possible positive effects through targeted prevention. Finally, the results are categorised in the context of a contemporary prevention policy and perspectives for future measures are outlined.