Tyson Singh Kelsall
Biographic Data
| ID | 5413621 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tyson Singh Kelsall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tyson Singh |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelsall |
| SIGNATURE | KELSALL T S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-7995-9483 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Regulation on the rocks
Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) is one regulatory approach to alcohol pricing in regions around the world. Broadly, MUP establishes a lowest price threshold for retail per a standardized unit of ethanol in a beverage alcohol product. Illicit drinkers are people whose drinking is often criminalized (i.e., people who drink in public and are subject to harassment or sanctions from law enforcement) and/or people who consume non-beverage alcohol (e.g., han…
Confiscations, public health obstructions, and perpetual displacement
Our findings illustrate how harmful law enforcement practices that target people who use criminalized drugs, particularly those relying on public spaces for survival, persisted during the evolving drug policy periods. Together, these law enforcement practices along with the lack of understanding regarding the shifting Decriminalization Pilot, may have undermined the potential success of a policy dedicated to decriminalizing drug possession in BC
Criminalizing public space through a decriminalization framework
This commentary explores a recent shift in British Columbia's drug policy under a novel drug "decriminalization" framework. We focus on the province's move toward "recriminalization" under this framework. In short, recriminalization was a shift in BC's drug decriminalization framework to only apply in private residences, and be removed from essentially all outdoor spaces. This policy change was completed through an agreement with the federal gove…
Decriminalization undone
Decriminalization or police mission creep? Critical appraisal of law enforcement involvement in British Columbia, Canada's decriminalization framework
The unregulated drug toxicity crisis in British Columbia (BC), Canada, has claimed over 14,000 lives since 2016. The crisis is shaped by prohibitionist policies that has led to the contamination of the unregulated drug supply, resulting in a surge of fatal and non-fatal overdose events. The criminalization of drug users exacerbates this situation, pushing individuals into carceral systems for the possession of and/or social practices related to d…
Food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Objective: To examine prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity among people who use drugs (PWUD) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis. Design: This cross-sectional study employs multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with self-reported food insecurity. Participants: PWUD who are part of three community-recruited cohorts. Setting: Interviews conducted in Vancouver, Canada, v…
Situating the Nonprofit Industrial Complex
This article centers on the nonprofit landscape in Vancouver, Canada, a city that occupies the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, which have never been ceded to the colonial occupation of Canada. Vancouver has a competitive nonprofit field, with an estimated 1600+ nonprofits operating within city limits. This descriptive review starts by defining what a nonprofit industria…
Food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Objective: To examine prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity among people who use drugs (PWUD) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis. Design: This cross-sectional study employs multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with self-reported food insecurity. Participants: PWUD who are part of three community-recruited cohorts. Setting: Interviews conducted in Vancouver, Canada, v…
Situating the Nonprofit Industrial Complex
This article centers on the nonprofit landscape in Vancouver, Canada, a city that occupies the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, which have never been ceded to the colonial occupation of Canada. Vancouver has a competitive nonprofit field, with an estimated 1600+ nonprofits operating within city limits. This descriptive review starts by defining what a nonprofit industria…
Decriminalization or police mission creep? Critical appraisal of law enforcement involvement in British Columbia, Canada's decriminalization framework
The unregulated drug toxicity crisis in British Columbia (BC), Canada, has claimed over 14,000 lives since 2016. The crisis is shaped by prohibitionist policies that has led to the contamination of the unregulated drug supply, resulting in a surge of fatal and non-fatal overdose events. The criminalization of drug users exacerbates this situation, pushing individuals into carceral systems for the possession of and/or social practices related to d…
Criminalizing public space through a decriminalization framework
This commentary explores a recent shift in British Columbia's drug policy under a novel drug "decriminalization" framework. We focus on the province's move toward "recriminalization" under this framework. In short, recriminalization was a shift in BC's drug decriminalization framework to only apply in private residences, and be removed from essentially all outdoor spaces. This policy change was completed through an agreement with the federal gove…
Decriminalization undone
Regulation on the rocks
Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) is one regulatory approach to alcohol pricing in regions around the world. Broadly, MUP establishes a lowest price threshold for retail per a standardized unit of ethanol in a beverage alcohol product. Illicit drinkers are people whose drinking is often criminalized (i.e., people who drink in public and are subject to harassment or sanctions from law enforcement) and/or people who consume non-beverage alcohol (e.g., han…
Confiscations, public health obstructions, and perpetual displacement
Our findings illustrate how harmful law enforcement practices that target people who use criminalized drugs, particularly those relying on public spaces for survival, persisted during the evolving drug policy periods. Together, these law enforcement practices along with the lack of understanding regarding the shifting Decriminalization Pilot, may have undermined the potential success of a policy dedicated to decriminalizing drug possession in BC
Sociology (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Decriminalization (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works)