How can we stop illegal tobacco violence?

Radio National Breakfast — Separate stories podcast

As the tobacco wars spread into South Australia, the state's police commissioner is calling for the state government to make it an offence to purchase cheap illegal tobacco.

But a Deakin University criminologist says that will harm vulnerable people and we should be looking to follow New Zealand's approach to reduce turf war related violence.

• Guest: James Martin, Criminologist from Deakin University
• Producer: Madeleine Spencer