Journal article
Exploring Careers in Deviance: A Joint Trajectory Analysis of Criminal Behavior and Substance Use in an Offender Population
Deviant behavior, Vol.28(6), pp.497-523
09/27/2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118142
Abstract
Empirically, one of the most consistently observed correlations in social science inquiry is that of substance use and criminal behavior. Recently, these behaviors have been examined separately within longitudinal, career-based frameworks. This study assesses the joint distribution of crime and substance use over several years and identifies a number of latent classes reflecting trends in these behaviors. The study data come from a sample of 524 offenders released from California Youth Authority custody. In general, the two behaviors tend to ebb and flow together, but the overall prevalence of substance use over time, absent offending, suggests some degree of independence.
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- Title
- Exploring Careers in Deviance: A Joint Trajectory Analysis of Criminal Behavior and Substance Use in an Offender Population
- Creators
- Christopher J Sullivan - University of South FloridaZachary K Hamilton - School of Criminal Justice , Rutgers University
- Publication Details
- Deviant behavior, Vol.28(6), pp.497-523
- Academic Unit
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, Department of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 99900547954701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article