RT Article
T1 Opioids, Race, Context, and Journeys to Crime: Analyzing Black–White Differences in Travel Associated With Opioid Possession Offenses
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 48
IS 12
SP 1714
OP 1731
A1 Donnelly, Ellen A.
A2 Wagner, Jascha
A2 Hughes, Cresean
A2 Gray, Andrew C.
A2 Anderson, Tammy L.
A2 O’connell, Daniel J.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1775775933
AB Journeys to crime, or distances traveled from residences to places of alleged crimes, describe how people enter into the criminal justice system. Race, as an ascribed characteristic of individuals and a determinant of community conditions, introduces disparities in journeys to crime. Use of opioids among nonurban, White populations and changing law enforcement responses prompt inquiry into how race affects journeys to crime associated with opioid possession. This study evaluates Black–White differences in travel among persons arrested for opioid possession in Delaware. It applies race and rationality theory to assess the effects of race and racialized context on travel patterns. Multilevel models reveal travel to possess opioids is greater for White relative to Black Delawareans. Community conditions such as marijuana possession arrest rates and concentrated disadvantage have varying impacts on travel from various geographic areas. Racial–spatial differences in travel show persistent disparities in drug law enforcement amid efforts to curb opioid misuse.
K1 Policing
K1 Quantitative methods
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Offender
K1 Offending
K1 Substance Use
K1 Race
DO 10.1177/00938548211006757