An evaluation of bylaw and policy changes on pharmacy robberies in British Columbia

Autor: Martin A. Andresen, Elliott Mann, Tarah Hodgkinson, Stephen Thacker, Bob Nakagawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Crime Science, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-7680
DOI: 10.1186/s40163-019-0096-x
Popis: Abstract 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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