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Direct linkSanders, Bill – Journal of Youth Studies, 2012
Gang membership is an indicator of chronic illicit substance use and such patterns of use may have a normalized character. Using epidemiological and qualitative data collected between 2006 and 2007, this manuscript examines the drug normalization thesis among a small sample (n=60) of gang youth aged 16-25 years from Los Angeles. Overall, while…
Descriptors: Evidence, Pathology, Marijuana, Drug Use
Watson, Donnie W. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
The literature provides ample evidence of the relationship of substance abuse to crime. Research over the last 20 years has established a strong correlation between substance abuse and juvenile delinquency (held, 1998). Currently, there are more than 350,000 juveniles on probation and in continuing care programs in the U.S. who have substance…
Descriptors: Correlation, Crime, Delinquency, Substance Abuse
