RT Article
T1 The impact of recreational marijuana sales on calls for service: an analysis of neighbouring cities
JF Policing and society
VO 31
IS 7
SP 848
OP 862
A1 Makin, David A.
A2 Meize, Mikala R.
A2 Willits, Dale W.
A2 Stohr, Mary K.
A2 Hemmens, Craig
A2 Lovrich, Nicholas P.
A2 Nordman, Alexis
A2 Stanton, Duane
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768385319
AB Research has begun to explore to what extent I-502, the initiative authorising the retail distribution of recreational marijuana in Washington State, influenced a range of public safety outcomes. However, despite a growing body of research exploring potential impacts on crime, absent from this research has been a more nuanced analysis of officer workload. Specifically, an analysis into calls for service received and initiated by police. To document to what extent I-502 is associated with changes in the type of calls police agencies respond to, this research uses an interrupted time series, to analyse data provided from two border-straddling cities (Pullman, WA, and Moscow, ID). Findings indicate that recreational sales of marijuana is associated with noteworthy changes in police resourcing in the legalised state setting and the magnitude of those changes vary based on call type.
K1 police resourcing
K1 interrupted time series analysis
K1 Calls for service
K1 recreational sale of marijuana
K1 I-502
K1 Legalisation of marijuana
DO 10.1080/10439463.2020.1773461