Do dealers have a particular interest in stationing themselves near schools? Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), Lorient (Morbihan), Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Valence (Drôme)… Numerous press articles deal with what could appear to be a phenomenon. But concretely, “little scientific work” allow us to objectify the fact that there is a real implementation strategy for “these open-air drug markets”as Sebastian Roché, political scientist and specialist in police and delinquency, calls them.
According to the specialist, it is difficult to say whether the school is specifically targeted: “Generally, sellers set up where there is social life, it is conducive to commerce. Often in poor neighborhoods because the relationship between the police and residents is poor, specifies this member of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). And we must clearly differentiate the strategies of cocaine or cannabis traffickers. The supply networks and methods are not the same. »
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