Original research
by
Freeman, Karen et al
Release Date
2009
Geography
Australia
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Aimed to model the effect of Australia's first Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) on acquisitive crime and loitering by drug users and dealers
Findings/Key points
Results suggest that setting up an MSIC does not necessarily lead to an increase in drug-related problems of crime and public loitering.
Design/methods
The effect of the MSIC on drug use and dealing was examined by (a) time series analysis of a special proxy measure of drug-related loitering; (b) interviewing key informants; and (c) examining trends in the proportion of Sydney drug offences that were recorded in Kings Cross.
Keywords
Crime
Illegal drugs
SCS/OPS
