NCJ Number
40293
Date Published
1976
Length
575 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF A TWO-PHASE STUDY TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-KNOWLEDGE SUMMARY OF WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG USE AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR DRUG CRIME RESEARCH.
Abstract
THE REPORT COVERS FOUR MAIN ISSUES: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DRUG USE AND CRIME, THE IMPACT OF TREATMENT, THE EFFECT ON THE CONSUMER, AND CONCEPTUAL AND MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS OF DRUG USE AND CRIME. THE APPENDIXES, WHICH COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE TEST, CONTAIN STANDARDIZED DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS, DATA ANALYSES, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART SUMMARIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP