Historique
Périodique
Trends of criminal activity and substance use in a sample of welfare recipients
(Tendances des activités criminelles et de l'usage de drogues dans un échantillon d'allocataires d'aide de l'état)
Auteur(s) :
BROWN, V. L. ;
MONTOYA, I. D. ;
DAYTON-SHOTTS, C. A. ;
CARROLL-CURTIS, T. L. ;
RILEY, M. A.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
6-23
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
39
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CRIMINALITE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ALLOCATION
;
EMPLOI
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
AIDE SOCIALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Crime and Delinquency, 2004, 50, (1), 6-23
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 instituted a compulsory work mandate for welfare recipients. However, recipients who experience difficulties finding employment may increase their involvement in criminal activities and their frequency of substance use as a means to deal with changes precipitated by PRWORA. This study used a four-wave panel design to analyse the criminal behaviors and substance-use frequency of 534 welfare recipients in Houston Texas. Data were collected from the Attitudes, Behaviors, and Skills Assessment (ABSA) instrument designed specifically for this study. Results show that a minority of welffare recipients were involved in criminal activity. Furthermore, althoulgh participants were losing their welfare benefits, both criminal activity and substance use declined over time. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Systems Corp., 3104 Edloe, Houston, TX 77027
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.