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Bishop, Asia S.; Fleming, Christopher M.; Nurius, Paula S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Substance use is a frequently cited health risk behavior in the youth gang literature, yet little is known about how substance use patterns vary among gang-involved youth or the social ecological factors that contribute to potential variation. Developing relevant and effective service approaches will require an understanding of this variation and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Gangs, Incidence, Individual Characteristics
Christian, Cinda; Garland, Marshall W.; McCracken, Kasey – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV safe and drug-free schools program activities for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years.
Descriptors: School Districts, Grants, Drug Abuse, Violence
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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