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Drug-related offenses and the structure of communities in rural Australia
(Les délits liés à l'usage de drogue et la structure des communautés rurales en Australie)
Auteur(s) :
DONNERMEYER J. F. ;
BARCLAY, E. M. ;
JOBES P. C.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
631-661
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
60
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2002, 37, (5/7), 631-661
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article examines the relationship of drug use with the social and economic characteristics of rural communities in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Data is derived from the 1996 Australian Census of Population and Housing, and data on drug-related offenses from the NSW police between 1995 and 1999. Arrest rates for breaking and entering, assault, and vandalism showed statistically significant associations across types of rural communities, but drug-related arrests varied considerably less. The widespread, relatively-even distribution of drug arrests in rural NSW Suggests that the underlying causes of drug-related violations are unique when compared to other types of crime. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept. Human Community Res. Develop., The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio 43210. E-mail : donnermeyer.1@osu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.