Aggressive crime, alcohol and drug use, and concentrated poverty in 24 U.S. urban areas

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-603

  Valdez, Avelardo ^a   Kaplan, Charles D ^a   Curtis Jr , Russell L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive crime; Alcohol; Arrestees; Drugs; Drugs violence nexus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PRISONERS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34547612535     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990701407637     Document Type: Article

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