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Drug offenders in Taïwan and the United States: a cross-cultural analysis
(Les délinquants à Taïwan et aux Etats-Unis : analyse culturelle transversale)
Auteur(s) :
DENG F. ;
VAUGHN, M. S. ;
LEE, L. J.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
1677-1697
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
56
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
DELINQUANCE
;
COMPARAISON
;
DEMOGRAPHIE
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
COHORTE
;
PREVENTION
;
POLITIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
;
TAIWAN
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (12), 1677-1697
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Using data collected from nationwide surveys of drug-using offenders in the United States and Taiwan, this article compares offender differences with respect to socio-demographic characteristics, childhood experiences, drug use and treatment patterns, and criminal histories. The results suggest that the experiences of U.S. drug-using offenders are more complex, with multiple routes and consequences of drug use, while the social constructionist view is more appropriate to explain the experience of Taiwanese drug-using offenders. Overall, U.S. drug-using offenders reported earlier drug and criminal involvement, experienced more prior arrests, and committed more non-drug-related crimes. Family problems were more prevalent among U.S. drug-using offenders than Taiwanese drug-using offenders. Drug-using offenders in the U.S. also reported using a variety of different drugs and participating in multiple treatment programs. The major agents supplying illicit drugs were known dealers, and friends or acquaintances of U.S. and Taiwanese drug-using offenders, respectively. The article concludes that to effectively eliminate the problem of drug misuse, the Taiwanese government should focus on treatment instead of imprisonment, while the U.S. should target troubled teens and family. Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Sam Houston State Univ., Dept. Sociol., Box 2446, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2446. E-mail : soc_fjd@shsu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.