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“Greater risk of client arrest and unauthorized confiscation of injection equipment reported by [syringe exchange programs] serving primarily people of color underscores a pernicious disparity… translate into elevated incidence of HIV infection in minority communities."

The Roles of Law, Client Race and Program Visibility in Shaping Police Interference With the Operation of US Syringe Exchange Programs The Roles of Law, Client Race and Program Visibility in Shaping Police Interference With the Operation of US Syringe Exchange Programs Table 2 lists unadjusted odds ratios for the associations between program characteristics and interference meeting the cut-off (P < 0.10) for inclusion in further modeling. In these analyses, serving only urban areas, systematically documenting police interference and having more than three sites/week was associated significantly (P < 0.05) with increased frequency of client harassment. Exclusively targeting urban areas, operating more than three sites/week, serving primarily populations of color, systematically documented police interference and conducting mobile distribution was associated significantly with increased frequency of unauthorized syringe confiscation. Working only in urban areas, operating more sites per week, serving primarily minority clients and conducting mobile distribution were associated with reporting more frequent client arrests. Table 2 lists unadjusted odds ratios for the associations between program characteristics and interference meeting the cut-off (P < 0.10) for inclusion in further modeling. In these analyses, serving only urban areas, systematically documenting police interference and having more than three sites/week was associated significantly (P < 0.05) with increased frequency of client harassment. Exclusively targeting urban areas, operating more than three sites/week, serving primarily populations of color, systematically documented police interference and conducting mobile distribution was associated significantly with increased frequency of unauthorized syringe confiscation. Working only in urban areas, operating more sites per week, serving primarily minority clients and conducting mobile distribution were associated with reporting more frequent client arrests.
The Roles of Law, Client Race and Program Visibility in Shaping Police Interference With the Operation of US Syringe Exchange Programs
Addiction
Beletsky, Leo / Grau, Lauretta E. / White, Edward / Bowman, Sarah / Heimer, Robert
Vol. 106 Issue 2, pp. 357–365, 2011
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03149.x
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