Posted: Jan 08, 2021 5:49 PM MT | Last Updated: January 9
An injection kit is shown at a supervised consumption site. A new a peer-reviewed article says Alberta's review of the sites was flawed and biased.(Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
Alberta's review of supervised consumption sites was flawed and biased, stoking unchecked claims about the links between the service and crime rates, according to the author of a new peer-reviewed article.
Harm Reduction Journal, takes aim at the committee's evaluation of crime statistics around supervised consumption sites (SCS).
Criminology professor Jamie Livingston argues that the report distorted police data and relied heavily on public perception to suggest the sites contribute to an increase in crime, a finding at odds with numerous peer-reviewed studies.