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A TYPOLOGY OF DRUG-RELATED OFFENDING AMONG YOUNG HOMELESS INJECTION DRUG USERS
Journal of drug issues, v 39(4), pp 777-802
01 Oct 2009
PMID: 21423855
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Abstract
Research indicates a link between drug use and offending, particularly amongst high-risk individuals, such as homeless youth. The extent to which such youth interpret their offending as being related to their drug use, though, is understudied. This manuscript investigates the interpretations of drug-related offenses offered by 151 primarily white, male, homeless IDUs aged 16-29 years. Youth were asked specific questions about their drug-related offenses during in-depth interviews as part of a larger study investigating health risks surrounding drug injection between 2004 and 2006. The first section of the manuscript outlines offenses youth revealed committing either in pursuit of or after using a variety of substances. The second part of the manuscript examines the overall context (motivation, environment), and provides a seven-tiered typology of drug-related offending based on youth's interpretations, linking certain drugs to specific offenses within particular contexts. From here, some theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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- Title
- A TYPOLOGY OF DRUG-RELATED OFFENDING AMONG YOUNG HOMELESS INJECTION DRUG USERS
- Creators
- Bill SandersStephen LankenauJennifer BloomDodi Hathaz
- Publication Details
- Journal of drug issues, v 39(4), pp 777-802
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000273797900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77649087900
- Other Identifier
- 991020100215104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Substance Abuse