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Barish, David |
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Teenage Alcohol and Drug Use Does It Increase Non Drug Related Crime? M.A. Thesis, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, 2008. Also: http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4437 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Behavior, Violent; Behavioral Problems; Crime; Drug Use; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The connection between substance use and crime has attracted attention and study for many years, yet it is still not fully understood. While many studies find a strong correlation between the two, others do not, and the connection is a complex one at best. Politicians and policy makers, however, continue to both pass legislation and campaign around issues surrounding drug use and crime. This study looks at the correlation between the incidence of substance use and violent and income-generating crime among a nationally representative sample of juveniles born between 1980 and 1984. The data used is from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. This is the first time that the NLSY97 data has been used to address this question. The study first examines whether juvenile substance use and juvenile crime are, in fact, correlated. It then examines the onset of both behaviors to help determine whether one can be said to cause the other. I find that alcohol, marijuana, and hard drug use are all associated with increases in violent and income-generating crime. Additionally, involvement in both types of crime is also predictive of later substance use. These findings imply a complex relationship between the two behaviors. |
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Barish, David. Teenage Alcohol and Drug Use Does It Increase Non Drug Related Crime? M.A. Thesis, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, 2008.. |