A Comparison of Criminological and Public Health Models: Geographic and Social Diversity Associated with Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures

Weisheit, Ralph A.; Wells, L. Edward

doi:10.1007/s12103-012-9197-8

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“…The current analysis is grounded in a public health approach to understanding the patterning of violence to shaping prevention efforts. Although criminology has historically claimed violence under its domain of expertise (Akers & Lanier, 2009), recent decades have seen interpersonal violence increasingly cast as an issue affecting the public health (Krug, Mercy, Dahlberg, & Zwi, 2002; Prothrow-Stith & Weisman, 1991; Weisheit & Wells, 2013). That is, the incidence and prevalence of violence in American society are described as an epidemic resulting in negative population health outcomes (Christoffel, 2007; Mercy, Rosenberg, Powell, Broome, & Roper, 1993; Moore, 1995).…”

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Utilizing Incident-Based Crime Data to Inform Strategic Interventions

Rydberg

Stone

McGarrell

2016

Justice Research and Policy

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A public health approach to violence prevention involves the empirical identification of groups and communities at the highest risk for violence to inform targeted interventions. We demonstrate the utility of complete incident-level crime data toward this end. Data for 32,056 unique incidents involving homicide, aggravated assault, and robbery were extracted from the 2013 Michigan Incident Crime Reporting system, a statewide National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data system. Differential victimization rates were calculated across demographic subgroups and jurisdictions to identify patterns in risk. Two-stage least squares regression models were estimated to examine correlates of variation in excess risk. Analyses identified young Black males and females at relatively high risk for violent victimization, and that this risk was amplified within cities with disproportionately high crime rates. Multivariate models suggested concentrated disadvantage as the most stable correlate of variation in excess risk across Michigan cities and towns. The results highlight the importance of expanding NIBRS adoption and the deployment of focused interventions involving both short-term enforcement and long-term social reinvestment.

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Section: Motivating Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Utilizing Incident-Based Crime Data to Inform Strategic Interventions

Rydberg

Stone

McGarrell

2016

Justice Research and Policy

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“…Amerikaanse onderzoekers zetten vraagtekens bij de gangbare overtuiging dat plattelandsjongeren beter beschermd zouden zijn tegen (beginnend) drugsgebruik, betrokkenheid bij criminaliteit, armoede en een minder toegankelijke drugsmarkt dan stadsjongeren (Mink et al, 2005;Gfroerer et al, 2007 (Auclair & Vanoni, 2004;Pettigrew et al, 2012;Rhew et al, 2011). Het gebruik van methamfetamine komt vaker voor in sociaal hechte gemeenschappen waarbij drugsgebruik en handel in de vertrouwde sociale kring op een laagdrempelig niveau afspeelt (Weisheit & Wells, 2014;Wells & Weisheit, 2012). Methamfetamine is vrij eenvoudig te maken door lokale producenten en gebruikers en is relatief goedkoop.…”

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“…De dealstructuur van methamfetamine is ingebed in een bekend en vertrouwd sociaal netwerk. Het gebruik en de verkoop van methamfetamine op thuisadressen heeft een familiair karakter ( Van Gundy, 2006;Hutchinson & Blakely, 2010;Weisheit & Wells, 2014;Wells & Weisheit, 2012). Volgens de Amerikaanse politie hebben 'meth coalities' in geografisch geïsoleerde dorpen en stadjes een sterke onderlinge binding (Wells & Weisheit, 2012;Van Gundy, 2006).…”

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