Neighborhood disorder and juvenile drug arrests: A preliminary investigation using the NIfETy instrument

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 598-602

  Milam, Adam J ^a   Furr Holden, C Debra M ^a   Harrell, Paul T ^a   Whitaker, Damiya E ^a   Leaf, Philip J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Crime; Drug arrests; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DRUG ARREST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER; NEIGHBORHOOD INVENTORY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TYPOLOGY; POLICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; CRIME; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84867358116     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.701357     Document Type: Article

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