Drug Taking, Crime and the Illicit Supply System

Bean, Philip; Wilkinson, Claire

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb02572.x

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“…Conversely, high proportions of substance misusers have a mental health problem (up to 63%), frequently associated with non-compliance, higher service costs and poor social outcomes. (See, for example, Bean & Wilkinson, 1988;Hammersley et al, 1990;Keene, 1994Keene, , 1997Barbee et al, 1989;Woogh, 1990;Bartels et al, 1991;and Swanson, 1990.) In addition to mental health and substance abuse problems these patients have been shown to have a range of social problems.…”

Section: Inter-agency Working With Clients With Multiple Problemsmentioning

confidence: 96%

The tracking project: a collaborative multi-agency database for shared clients/patients to inform policy development

Jana¹

2000

Journal of Interprofessional Care

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The paper describes a feasibility study of the 'tracking project', a new method for examining health and social care agency overlap, repeat service use and shared patients. It demonstrates that this method is a practical and effective means of informing policy. The Tracking Project is the first project in this country to combine total population databases from a range of social, health care and criminal justice agencies. This has enabled, for the first time, the development of a multi-agency database for total health, mental health, social care and criminal justice populations in one county for a 2-year period, (number of cases = 97,162) through standardised anonymisation of agency databases, using SOUNDEX a software programme. The Tracking method has potential for developing screening instruments, through post-sample testing of predictive variables, in order to enable identification of multiple agency attenders for targeting or multi-disciplinary working. The authors discuss these data in the context of previous research evidence and current policy, examining reasons why particular clients might use many social and health care agencies and considering the potential of this method to inform service planning and implementation

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Section: Inter-agency Working With Clients With Multiple Problemsmentioning

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The tracking project: a collaborative multi-agency database for shared clients/patients to inform policy development

Jana¹

2000

Journal of Interprofessional Care

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“…26 He agrees with Bean and Wilkinson that "the presence and structure of the illicit drug supply system provides the best evidence for the link between drug taking and crime." 27 Other UK research, such as that done by Mott and Parker and Newcombe, suggests that illicit drug use does lead to higher rates of acquisitive crime. 28 Parker and Jarvis examined the drug-crime connection for a group of 46 "new" heroin users living in the London area.…”

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Recent narcotics and mafia research

Jamieson¹

1992

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

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Research into narcotics-related issues is underway all over the world. No country can afford to ignore the social and economic consequences of drug production, distribution, consumption, or the laundering of the profits thereof. The article examines recent and ongoing research in Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, and within the context of the European Community. Latin American studies relate drug production to wider problems of economic development, whereas typical "consumer country" studies are more concerned with criminological aspects and demand reduction policies. The drugs/crime link is seen to be closely bound up with the illegal context of the drugs market, thus the option for legalization is considered. The economic growth of the Italian mafia is explained. The author describes recent international agreements on money laundering and precursor chemicals, and concludes by stressing the value of international cooperation on all aspects of narcotics research.

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“…The current study was limited to questions that asked about drug dealing and drug use in general, with no particular controlled substance in mind and no way to discriminate between dealers who sell only to their friends and those who sell to a broader cliental (Bean & Wilkinson, 1988;Belackova & Vaccaro, 2013;Caulkins & Pacula, 2006;Jacobs, 1999;Pearson et al, 2001). Thus, we caution against generalizing the current findings to drug markets in others cities and to different user populations without careful consideration of these additional variables.…”

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“…Drug dealing cannot occur in a social vacuum and therefore must be linked with ongoing criminal activity (e.g., Adler, 1993;Bean & Wilkinson, 1988;Belackova & Vaccaro, 2013;Fagan, 1989;Pearson et al, 2001). Sutherland (1947) described the process of getting into crime as "differential association," which assumes that social contacts and personal relationships are central for explaining variations in crime and delinquency.…”

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The Drugs–Violence Nexus

Domahidi

2014

Journal of Drug Issues

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Research on drug use often fails to account for drug dealing in most analyses of violence and other systemic risks associated with illegal drugs. The current study examined whether drug dealing, independent of its connection to drug use, increases involvement with delinquent peers, violence, weapons, and other drug-related conflicts. Data were drawn from the first two waves of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (N = 1,148). Hierarchical linear models were used to investigate changes in these behaviors that resulted from the respondents' involvement in drug dealing and drug use. Results indicate that involvement in drug dealing, controlling for drug use, increases violence and other systemic risks to a level that drug use alone is not likely to achieve. Findings also show, however, that drug use among dealers may reduce violence and limit contact with delinquent peers.

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Drug Taking, Crime and the Illicit Supply System

Cited by 41 publications

References 5 publications

The tracking project: a collaborative multi-agency database for shared clients/patients to inform policy development

The tracking project: a collaborative multi-agency database for shared clients/patients to inform policy development

Recent narcotics and mafia research

The Drugs–Violence Nexus

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