Trends of Criminal Activity and Substance Use in a Sample of Welfare Recipients

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 instituted a compulsory work mandate for welfare recipients. However, recipients who experience difficulties finding employment may increase their involvement in criminal activities and their frequency of substance...

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Beteiligte: Brown, Victoria Lee (BeteiligteR) ; Montoya, Isaac D. (BeteiligteR) ; Dayton-Shotts, Cheryl A. (BeteiligteR) ; Carroll-Curtis, Tiffany L. (BeteiligteR) ; Riley, Micah A. (BeteiligteR)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Nichtbestimmte Sprache
Veröffentlicht: 2004
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2004, Band: 50, Heft: 1, Seiten: 6-23
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Drogengebrauch
Arbeitslosigkeit
Kriminalität
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Zusammenfassung:The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 instituted a compulsory work mandate for welfare recipients. However, recipients who experience difficulties finding employment may increase their involvement in criminal activities and their frequency of substance use as a means to deal with changes precipitated by PRWORA. This study used a four-wave panel design to analyze the criminal behaviors and substance-use frequency of 534 welfare recipients in Houston, Texas. Data were collected from the Attitudes, Behaviors, and Skills Assessment (ABSA) instrument designed specifically for this study. Results show that a minority of welfare recipients were involved in criminal activity. Furthermore, although participants were losing their welfare benefits, both criminal activity and substance use declined over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128703258866