Trends in crime and the introduction of a needle exchange program
Trends in crime and the introduction of a needle exchange program
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.90.12.1933
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Strathdee, SA
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作者：
Marx, MA;Crape, B;Strathdee, SA
Objectives. This study sought to determine whether introduction of a needle exchange program would be associated with increased crime rates.Methods. Trends in arrests were compared in program and nonprogram areas before and after introduction of a needle exchange program in Baltimore. Trends were modeled and compared via Poisson regression.Results. No significant differences in arrest trends emerged. Over the study period, increases in category-specific arrests in program and nonprogram areas, respectively, were as follows: drug possession, 17.7% and 13.4%; economically motivated offenses, 0.0% and 20.7%; resistance to police authority, 0.0% and 5.3%; and violent offenses, 7.2% andConclusions. The lack of association of overall and type-specific arrest data with program implementation argues against the role of needle exchange programs in increasing crime rates.
