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The effect of drug treatment upon the commission of acquisitive crime (2007)
(Effet réducteur de la prise en charge de la drogue sur la perpétration du crime compulsif)
Auteur(s) :
McINTOSH, J. ;
BLOOR, M. ;
ROBERTSON, M.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
375-384
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
25
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
CRIMINOLOGIE
;
ENQUETE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
DEPENDANCE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Use, 2007, 12, (5), 375-384
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
While the link between the use of illegal drugs and individuals' involvement in crime is well established, there have been few studies of the effects of drug treatment upon levels of acquisitive crime in the UK. This article examines the association between acquisitive crime and drug treatment using data from the longitudinal Drug Outcome Research in Scotland (DORIS) study. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 1033 individuals who started treatment for problem drug use in, 2001/2. Respondents were interviewed on four occasions over a 33-month period. Stepwise logistic regression models were constructed to test the independent effect of 22 co-variables upon the commission of acquisitive crime or the likelihood of being arrested for it. The outstanding feature of the results is the strong independent effect of drug consumption and drug consumption-related variables in accounting for acquisitive crime. In contrast, treatment-related variables have hardly any independent associations with the outcome variables. While the results show substantial reductions in acquisitive crime following treatment, it appears that the influence of treatment is indirect and mediated by its effect on drug use. However, insofar as drug treatment reduces the need for individuals to engage in acquisitive crime by moderating their use of illegal drugs, the social and economic benefits to society from such programmes are likely to be substantial. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Centre for Drug Misuse Research
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
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