RT Article
T1 Revolving Roles in Drug-Related Crime: The Cost of Chronic Drug Users as Victims and Perpetrators
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 20
IS 3
SP 217
OP 241
A1 French, Michael T.
A2 McCollister, Kathryn E.
A2 Kébreau Alexandre, Pierre
A2 Chitwood, Dale D.
A2 McCoy, Clyde B.
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767143885
AB Numerous studies have established a strong connection between the use of illicit drugs and the commission of other illegal activities, including both predatory and property crimes. No study, however, has examined the cost of crimes associated with drug users both as victims and as perpetrators. In the present study, recent data were analyzed from a targeted sample of chronic drug users (CDUs) and a matched sample of non-drug users (NDUs) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to estimate the incremental cost of crime associated with CDU. Two separate models were employed to estimate (1) the probability of being a victim or a perpetrator of crime and (2) the cost of crime for both situations. The cost measures were transformed to reduce the influence of extreme outliers, and a smearing technique was used to compare the cost of crime for CDUs relative to NDUs. The findings illustrate that criminal activity among CDUs is circular, extensive, and costly. Implications for law enforcement, criminal justice policy, and substance abuse treatment are discussed.
K1 chronic drug users
K1 Cost of crime
DO 10.1023/B:JOQC.0000037732.00489.ad