Getting by with a little help from your friends - The impact of peer networks on criminality in a cohort of treatment-seeking drug users

被引：18

作者：

Best, D ^{[1
]}

Hernando, R ^{[1
]}

Gossop, M ^{[1
]}

Sidwell, C ^{[1
]}

Strang, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Maudsley Hosp & Inst Psychiat, Natl Addict Ctr, London SE5 8AF, England

来源：

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS | 2003年 / 28卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0306-4603(01)00254-4

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This study investigates the links between social networks of drug users and criminal activity. Opiate misusers (n = 128) receiving in-patient treatment were interviewed about substance use, social networks, and crime in the month before treatment. Almost 60% of participants reported an average of more than 70 crimes each. Less than one-fifth of the subjects spent no time with other users, while just over half spent either "quite a lot" or "a lot" of time with drug users. Time with users increased the risk of crime. Spending no time with users provided a protective effect. Time with criminally involved drug users was associated with greater levels of crime. Social networks represent an important marker for integration in criminal networks in treatment-seeking drug users and a long-term barrier to rehabilitation. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：597 / 603

页数：7

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