Substance Abuse and Criminal Behavior

Bradford, John M. W.; Greenberg, David M.; Motayne, Gregory

doi:10.1016/s0193-953x(18)30227-2

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“…The fact that the adjusted risk for being a NHCDU was higher for those felons who also had a criminal record for other crimes, in addition to their narcotics offense, supports the well-known relationship that exists between illicit drug use and crime (Bennett 1990;Bradford 1992;Milgram 1993;Risser 1995;Payne-James 2001;Siliquini et al 2001;Payne-James et al 2005). It is also interesting to note that the sociodemographic features of the two groups that deal drugs, the PDFs and the HCDUs, did not differ very much from each other.…”

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confidence: 64%

Trends in the Annual Incidence Rates of Narcotics Felons Arrested over the Last 30 Years in Metropolitan Bursa, Turkey

Akgöz

Akkaya

Berkay

et al. 2007

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Illegal substance use is a serious problem all over the world. In order to effectively combat substance abuse it is important that both the particular features of drug users and the culture-specific risk factors that go along with drug abuse be identified. The present study was carried out in Bursa, Turkey, in order to document annual changes in the frequency of felons arrested of narcotics offenses and to establish the socio-demographics of these narcotics felons. Among the 2,230 narcotics felons reviewed, 24.3% had been charged with drug dealing but not consumption (profit-driven felons [PDFs]), 19.0% were narcotics felons charged with both dealing and consumption ([hard core drug users HCDUs]), and 56.7% were narcotics felons charged only with consumption and possession (not so hard core drug users [NHCDUs]). The NHCDUs were younger (< 30 years) than both the HCDUs and PDFs, while most of the PDFs and HCDUs were married. Despite the fact that the male/female ratio of the Bursa population was nearly 1 : 1 for the past 30 years, 93.0%, 95.0% and 96.0% of the PDFs, HCDUs, and NHCDUs, respectively, were male. It was also found that the most commonly used illicit substance in Bursa over this period of time was cannabis. Over the course of the 30-year period examined, the annual incidence rate of narcotics felons arrested increased from 0.4257 per 10,000 to 1.2389 per 10,000. Determining the socio-demographic characteristics of HCDUs and NHCDUs would be useful in preventing substance use before substance users become addicted. illicit drug; narcotic felon; substance use; epidemiology; Turkey

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Trends in the Annual Incidence Rates of Narcotics Felons Arrested over the Last 30 Years in Metropolitan Bursa, Turkey

Akgöz

Akkaya

Berkay

et al. 2007

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…We also acknowledge that reasons for our findings may vary and may suggest that violent behavior may be the root of other psychosocial issues outside of substance use. Thus, there is a great need for collaboration between state health department officials and correctional system officials to ensure that health information collected on inmate populations is employed to develop programs to reduce substance abuse behaviors and related mental health co-morbidity (26). It is very important that health professionals understand how inmates vary with respect to substance use behaviors, and whether or not these differences can be used in developing health-based interventions to reduce the occurrences of these behaviors.…”

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confidence: 99%

Age-Based Correlates of Substance Misuse Among Convicted Felons in Georgia

Stephens

McGee

Braithwaite

2007

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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“…20 Substance abuse, predominantly alcohol abuse, is also a known risk factor for future offending in adulthood. 21 The review of Bradford et al 21 listed six studies in which the prevalence of alcohol use was 45% to 80% among persons who committed homicide. Another study showed that 23% of all delinquents in Illinois satisfied diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse, with a higher percentage of substance abusers among the more serious offenders.…”

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Juvenile Delinquency and Adolescent Trauma: How Strong Is the Connection?

Conseur¹,

Rivara²,

Emanuel³

1997

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Objectives. To determine whether youth convicted of juvenile offenses have a greater risk of injury resulting in hospitalization compared with nonoffending adolescents.Design. A statewide hospital discharge database was linked to juvenile justice records to identify all hospitalizations occurring at ages 13 to 17 years for juvenile offenders and nonoffenders.Subjects. Juvenile offenders and nonoffenders in Washington State during 1989 through 1992.Main Outcome Measures. Incidence of hospitalizations attributable to injury, analyzed by cause of injury and intent.Results. The prevalence of delinquency was 19.1% of male and 9.5% of female adolescents. Hospitalization for injury was 2.7-fold greater for male and 1.6-fold greater for female offenders compared with nonoffenders. The greatest risk of hospitalization was for intentional injury, especially that attributable to firearms, and for drug overdoses.Conclusions. Juvenile offenders are much more likely to be hospitalized for an injury than nonoffenders. Admission to the hospital for trauma may serve as an opportunity for health providers to intervene with youth exhibiting high-risk behavior. Pediatrics 1997;99(3). URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/ full/99/3/e5;

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Substance Abuse and Criminal Behavior

Cited by 25 publications

References 37 publications

Trends in the Annual Incidence Rates of Narcotics Felons Arrested over the Last 30 Years in Metropolitan Bursa, Turkey

Trends in the Annual Incidence Rates of Narcotics Felons Arrested over the Last 30 Years in Metropolitan Bursa, Turkey

Age-Based Correlates of Substance Misuse Among Convicted Felons in Georgia

Juvenile Delinquency and Adolescent Trauma: How Strong Is the Connection?

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