Honors Program Theses
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Steven Briggs
Keywords
Drug abuse and crime;
Abstract
Previous research shows us that there is a relationship between drugs and crime (Chaiken and Chaiken 1990; Dawkins 1997; Goldstein 1985; Harrison and Gfroerer 1992; Inciardi and Pottieger 1994; French, McGeary, Chitwood, McCoy, Inciardi, and McBride 2000). This paper seeks to determine whether there is a relationship between the types of drugs an individual uses and the types of crimes that they commit. There have been studies that researched similar relationships, such as French et al 2000, but they did not look at the differences in types of drugs used by individuals. Instead, they focused on simply finding a relationship between drug use and crime. This study, using data from the National Household Survey, will go one step further by focusing on the types of drugs used by individuals who committed criminal acts. This will help to build on the previous research done by other authors.
Year of Submission
2011
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
12-2011
Object Description
1 PDF file (21 pages)
Copyright
©2011 Richard William Fortney
Recommended Citation
Fortney, Richard William, "Violent Crime and Drug Use: The Relationship Between Drugs and Types of Crime" (2011). Honors Program Theses. 871.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/871
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