Revolving Roles in Drug-Related Crime: The Cost of Chronic Drug Users as Victims and Perpetrators |
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Authors: | Michael T. French Kathryn E. McCollister Pierre Kébreau Alexandre Dale D. Chitwood Clyde B. McCoy |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sociology (2030), University of Miami, P.O. Box 248162, 5202 University Drive, Merrick Building, First Floor, Coral Gables, FL, 33124-2030;(2) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (D93), University of Miami, P.O. Box 016069, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, Third Floor, Miami, FL, 33101 |
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Abstract: | Numerous studies have established a strong connection between the use of illicit drugs and the commission of other illegal activities, including both predatory and property crimes. No study, however, has examined the cost of crimes associated with drug users both as victims and as perpetrators. In the present study, recent data were analyzed from a targeted sample of chronic drug users (CDUs) and a matched sample of non-drug users (NDUs) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to estimate the incremental cost of crime associated with CDU. Two separate models were employed to estimate (1) the probability of being a victim or a perpetrator of crime and (2) the cost of crime for both situations. The cost measures were transformed to reduce the influence of extreme outliers, and a smearing technique was used to compare the cost of crime for CDUs relative to NDUs. The findings illustrate that criminal activity among CDUs is circular, extensive, and costly. Implications for law enforcement, criminal justice policy, and substance abuse treatment are discussed. |
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Keywords: | cost of crime chronic drug users |
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