RT Article
T1 An Empirical Study of the Relations Between Drug Abuse and Delinquency Among Adolescents
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 34
IS 4
SP 459
OP 478
A2 Otero-Lopez, Jose Manuel
A2 Luengo-Martin, Angeles
A2 Miron-Redondo, Lourdes
A2 Carrillo-de-la Peña, Maria Teresa
A2 Romero-Triñanes, Estrella
LA English
YR 1994
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639652426
AB This paper further explores the drug-delinquency relationship. Three hypotheses present in the literature are examined: (1) drug abuse causes delinquency; (2) delinquency causes drug abuse; and (3) there is no causal relationship between drug abuse and delinquency, and other variables are responsible for the statistical relationship. The sample of this study comprised 2,022 male students between 14 and 18 years of age. The results of the statistical analyses performed (frequencies, correlation, and regression) support the third hypothesis and confirm the existence of a group of variables (family, peer, and personality) that influence both drug abuse and delinquent behaviour
K1 Jugendliche
K1 Drogenkonsum
K1 Spanien
K1 Täterbefragungen
K1 Drogen
K1 Kriminalität