ERIC Number: EJ927613
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 22
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Criminality among Rural Stimulant Users in the United States
Oser, Carrie; Leukefeld, Carl; Staton-Tindall, Michele; Duvall, Jamieson; Garrity, Thomas; Stoops, William; Falck, Russel; Wang, Jichuan; Carlson, Robert; Sexton, Rocky; Wright, Patricia; Booth, Brenda
Crime & Delinquency, v57 n4 p600-621 Jul 2011
Despite the increase in media attention on "meth cooking" in rural areas of the United States, little is known about rural stimulant use--particularly, the criminality associated with stimulant use. Data were collected from community stimulant users in rural Ohio, Arkansas, and Kentucky (N = 709). Findings from three logistic regression models indicate that younger stimulant users (M = 32.55, SD = 10.35), those with more convictions, and those who used crack frequently were significantly more likely to have been arrested for committing a substance-related crime, a property crime, or another crime in the 6 months before entering the study. Implications include the need for longitudinal studies to further understand rural stimulant use, as well as increased community and corrections-based drug abuse prevention and treatment interventions for stimulant users who live in rural areas. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Stimulants, Prevention, Drug Abuse, Rural Areas, Longitudinal Studies, Crime, Correlation, Regression (Statistics), Law Enforcement, Intervention, Therapy
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas; Kentucky; Ohio
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