NCJ Number
128781
Editor(s)
M De La Rosa,
E Y Lambert,
B Gropper
Date Published
1990
Length
283 pages
Annotation
These 13 papers report on recent findings from basic and applied research in the connection between drugs and violence and are based on a 1989 technical review meeting conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice.
Abstract
The studies reflect both qualitative and quantitative approaches and focus mainly on the individual and small or medium-sized groups such as the gang and the family. Individual papers focus on violence in crack distribution networks in New York City and Detroit; correlations between drug abuse and domestic violence; links among gangs, drugs, and violence; crack and violence among juvenile delinquents; and the relationship among prostitution, drugs, and violence. Other studies examine problems with using police data for research on drug-related violent crimes; the neuropsychological effects of acute cocaine abuse on violent behavior; and links between mental illness, drugs, and violence. A final paper considers Goldstein's tripartite model as a conceptual framework for exploring, understanding, and predicting the causes, correlates, and consequences of drugs and violence. Tables and chapter reference lists