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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Otros Autores: Brown, Victoria Lee (Otro) ; Montoya, Isaac D. (Otro) ; Dayton-Shotts, Cheryl A. (Otro) ; Carroll-Curtis, Tiffany L. (Otro) ; Riley, Micah A. (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Lengua no determinada
Publicado: 2004
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2004, Volumen: 50, Número: 1, Páginas: 6-23
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Arbeitslosigkeit
Drogengebrauch
Kriminalität
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Sumario: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]
Descripción Física:Online-Ressource
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128703258866