An evaluation of bylaw and policy changes on pharmacy robberies in British Columbia
| Autor: | Elliott Mann, Stephen Thacker, Tarah Hodgkinson, Bob Nakagawa, Martin A. Andresen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Cultural Studies
lcsh:Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Situational crime prevention 0507 social and economic geography Robbery Pharmacy Security policy lcsh:HV1-9960 Crime prevention skin and connective tissue diseases lcsh:Science (General) Finance Pharmacies Potential impact business.industry 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Urban Studies Mainland sense organs 0509 other social sciences business 050703 geography Law Safety Research lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | Crime Science, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2193-7680 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40163-019-0096-x |
| Popis: | On 15 September 2015, the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (BC) implemented a set of by-law and security policy changes in an effort to reduce robberies and burglaries in BC pharmacies. Prior to these by-law and security policy changes, pharmacy robberies were increasing in BC for approximately 5 years. After implementation, pharmacy robberies decreased significantly. In this paper, we evaluate the potential impact of the by-law and security policy changes on pharmacy robberies in four regions within BC. We find strong evidence supporting that the reduction in pharmacy robberies is a result of this by-law and accompanying security policy changes. Specifically, there was an immediate and substantial drop in pharmacy robberies within Vancouver, with a change in trend (now decreasing instead of increasing) for the Interior and Lower Mainland less Vancouver. These results should be considered support for maintaining these by-laws and security policy changes in BC and potential implementation in other areas of Canada experiencing similar issues. |
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