Freeman Karen, Jones Craig G A, Weatherburn Don J, Rutter Scott, Spooner Catherine J, Donnelly Neil
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Level 8, St James Centre, 111 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2005 Mar;24(2):173-84. doi: 10.1080/09595230500167460.
The current study aimed to model the effect of Australia's first Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) on acquisitive crime and loitering by drug users and dealers. The effect of the MSIC on drug-related property and violent crime was examined by conducting time series analysis of police-recorded trends in theft and robbery incidents, respectively. 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. There was no evidence that the MSIC trial led to either an increase or decrease in theft or robbery incidents. There was also no evidence that the MSIC led to an increase in 'drug-related' loitering at the front of the MSIC after it opened, although there was a small increase in 'total' loitering (by 1.2 persons per occasion of observation). Trends in both 'drug-related' and 'total' loitering at the front of the MSIC steadily declined to baseline levels, or below, after it opened. There was a very small but sustained increase in 'drug-related' (0.09 persons per count) and 'total' loitering (0.37 persons per count) at the back of the MSIC after it opened. Key informant interviews noted an increase in loitering across the road from the MSIC but this was not attributed to an influx of new users and dealers to the area. There was no increase in the proportion of drug use or drug supply offences committed in Kings Cross that could be attributed to the opening of the MSIC. These results suggest that setting up an MSIC does not necessarily lead to an increase in drug-related problems of crime and public loitering.
当前的研究旨在模拟澳大利亚首个医疗监督注射中心（MSIC）对吸毒者和毒贩的 acquisitive 犯罪及游荡行为的影响。通过分别对警方记录的盗窃和抢劫事件趋势进行时间序列分析，研究了 MSIC 对与毒品相关的财产犯罪和暴力犯罪的影响。通过以下方式研究了 MSIC 对吸毒和贩毒的影响：（a）对与毒品相关游荡的一项特殊替代指标进行时间序列分析；（b）采访关键信息提供者；（c）研究在国王十字区记录的悉尼毒品犯罪比例的趋势。没有证据表明 MSIC 试验导致盗窃或抢劫事件增加或减少。也没有证据表明 MSIC 开业后在其门前“与毒品相关的”游荡有所增加，尽管“总”游荡人数有小幅增加（每次观察增加 1.2 人）。MSIC 开业后，其门前“与毒品相关的”和“总”游荡趋势稳步下降至基线水平或以下。MSIC 开业后，其后方“与毒品相关的”游荡（每次计数增加 0.09 人）和“总”游荡（每次计数增加 0.37 人）有非常小但持续的增加。关键信息提供者访谈指出，MSIC 马路对面游荡人数有所增加，但这并非归因于该地区新用户和毒贩的涌入。国王十字区发生的吸毒或毒品供应犯罪比例没有因 MSIC 的开业而增加。这些结果表明，设立一个 MSIC 不一定会导致与毒品相关的犯罪和公众游荡问题增加。 （注：“acquisitive crime”直译为“获取型犯罪”，这里保留英文未翻译，因为在法律术语中可能有特定含义，直接翻译可能影响专业性和准确性，若有更准确的中文术语可替换。）
