Imprisoned drug offenders in Taiwan: A gender-based analysis

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 933-964

  Deng, Furjen ^a   Vaughn, Michael S ^b   Lee, Lou Jou ^c  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Taipei Metropol Police Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Drug offenders; Drug use; Feminist views; Gender based analysis; Survey; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; STEREOTYPY; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038049072     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120017618     Document Type: Review

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