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