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Author Prichard, Jeremy.

Title Alcohol, drugs and crime : a study of juveniles in detention / Jeremy Prichard and Jason Payne
Published Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, [2005]
©2005

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 W'PONDS  364.360994 Pri/Ada  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 114 pages ; 25 cm
Series Research and public policy series, 1326-6004 ; no. 67
Research and public policy series ; no. 67
Summary The Australian Institute of Criminology has undertaken research into the offending and drug use careers of adult males, females and juveniles incarcerated in Australian prisons and detention centres. The objective of the Drug Use Careers of Offenders (DUCO) project is to further understand the drug use and criminal histories of incarcerated offenders and to contribute to the empirical evidence on the link between drug use and crime. This monograph, the third and final instalment in the DUCO project, examines the offending and drug use histories of 371 young offenders incarcerated in juvenile detention centres across Australia. The study confirms that juveniles in detention have extensive offending and drug use histories, in terms of both violent and property crime, and regularly use alcohol, cannabis and, to a lesser extent, amphetamines. The study identifies various risk factors for drug use and offending and highlights the need for a targeted approach to combat abuse, neglect and family drug use earlier in a child's life, as well as to have effective programs that address issues such as drug use, housing needs, skills development, individual and family support for chronic young offenders
Analysis Drug Use Careers of Offenders (DUCO) project Youth Substance abuse
Notes Bibliography: p. 107-114
Bibliography Bibliography: page 106
Notes Also available electronically via the WWW
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Australian Institute of Criminology 2005
Subject Criminals -- Drug use -- Australia.
Drug abuse and crime -- Australia.
Drug abuse surveys -- Australia.
Juvenile delinquency -- Australia.
Juvenile corrections -- Australia.
Juvenile delinquents -- Drug use -- Australia.
Juvenile delinquents -- Australia.
Prisoners -- Alcohol use -- Australia.
Juvenile delinquents -- Alcohol use -- Australia.
Prisoners -- Drug use -- Australia
Author Payne, Jason.
Australian Institute of Criminology.
LC no. 2006445621
ISSN 1326-6004
ISBN 0642538913