RT Article T1 Trends of Criminal Activity and Substance Use in a Sample of Welfare Recipients JF Crime & delinquency VO 50 IS 1 SP 6 OP 23 A2 Brown, Victoria Lee A2 Montoya, Isaac D. A2 Dayton-Shotts, Cheryl A. A2 Carroll-Curtis, Tiffany L. A2 Riley, Micah A. LA Undetermined YR 2004 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/152612971X AB 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] K1 Drogengebrauch K1 Arbeitslosigkeit K1 Kriminalität DO 10.1177/0011128703258866