Ethnic Based Differences in Drug Offending

Beyer, Lorraine; Reid, Gary; Crofts, Nick

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“…Social adversity is common in this group, 2,3 often accompanied by early offending, psychiatric disorder, substance misuse and self-harming behaviour; [4][5][6][7][8] these factors predispose to high risk of death. Indigenous young people and those of Asian background are consistently over-represented in custody, 9,10 and have characteristically high rates of psychiatric disorder 11 and drug offences, 10 respectively; these may be identifiable groups at increased risk of early death. 12 We extended the original mortality cohort study by ascertaining additional deaths between 2000 and early 2003 with a view to identifying predictors of death using data collected routinely by juvenile justice organisations.…”

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“…Social adversity is common in this group, 2 , 3 often accompanied by early offending, psychiatric disorder, substance misuse and self‐harming behaviour; 4 ‐ 8 these factors predispose to high risk of death. Indigenous young people and those of Asian background are consistently over‐represented in custody, 9 , 10 and have characteristically high rates of psychiatric disorder 11 and drug offences, 10 respectively; these may be identifiable groups at increased risk of early death 12 …”

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Predicting death in young offenders: a retrospective cohort study

Coffey

Wolfe

Lovett

et al. 2004

Medical Journal of Australia

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Objective: To examine predictors of death in young offenders who have received a custodial sentence using data routinely collected by juvenile justice services. Design: A retrospective cohort of 2849 (2625 male) 11–20‐year‐olds receiving their first custodial sentence between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1999 was identified. Main outcome measures: Deaths, date and primary cause of death ascertained from study commencement to 1 March 2003 by data‐matching with the National Death Index; measures comprising year of and age at admission, sex, offence profile, any drug offence, multiple admissions and ethnic and Indigenous status, obtained from departmental records. Results: The overall mortality rate was 7.2 deaths per 1000 person‐years of observation. Younger admission age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0–1.9), repeat admissions (HR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1–2.9) and drug offences (HR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.0–2.1) predicted early death. The role of ethnicity/Aboriginality could only be assessed in cohort entrants from 1996 to 1999. The Asian subcohort showed higher risk of death from drug‐related causes (HR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.1–5.5), more drug offences (relative risk ratio [RRR], 13; 95% CI, 8.5–20.0) and older admission age (oldest group v youngest: RRR, 9.3; 95% CI, 1.3–68.0) than non‐Indigenous Australians. Although higher mortality was not identified in Indigenous Australians, this group was more likely to be admitted younger (oldest v youngest: RRR, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.15–0.63) and experience repeat admissions (RRR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.0–2.4). Conclusions: Young offenders have a much higher death rate than other young Victorians. Early detention, multiple detentions and drug‐related offences are indicators of high mortality risk. For these offenders, targeted healthcare while in custody and further mental healthcare and social support after release appear essential if we are to reduce the mortality rate in this group.

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Predicting death in young offenders: a retrospective cohort study

Coffey

Wolfe

Lovett

et al. 2004

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…Young people of Asian appearance who are using and selling heroin at street level are highly visible and tend to congregate in the same locations. Therefore, they are more easily identifi ed by police and more likely to be arrest than offenders from other backgrounds who have less visible patterns of using and selling (Beyer, Reid and Crofts 2001).…”

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The Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Non‐using Siblings in the Vietnamese Community

Webber¹

2003

Aust J Social Issues

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This study explored the issues facing young Vietnamese who have a sibling with an illicit drug addiction and the coping strategies that they and their families employ. This paper concentrated on the results from interviews/focus groups of Vietnamese parents and young people. There were some areas of commonality between the responses of the parent and youth cohorts. Issues of shame, guilt, grief and lack of support were raised by both groups. The reactions of parents and siblings change over time, as the negative impact of the user's behaviour intensifi ed and family systems become strained. There were signifi cant differences in the responses of the two cohorts in relation to parental behaviour. The youth cohort generally was critical of parental behaviour towards both children who are using illicit drugs and their non-using siblings.This paper examines the ways in which Vietnamese young people are affected by a sibling's illicit drug use 2 . The aim is to explore the changing reactions of Vietnamese young people and parents and the changing strategies they employ as they seek to cope with the situation. The focus is on the siblings' reactions and experiences as the family system changes and adapts.

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“…In comparison to other ethnic groups in Australia, including the dominant Anglo-Celtic/Saxon population, Vietnamese Australians are second only to indigenous Australians in the levels of drug-related harm experienced (Beyer & Reid, 2000). There is also evidence of higher rates of blood-borne virus (BBV) infection (Hellard et al, 2006;Hocking, Higgs, Keenan, & Crofts, 2001), contact with the criminal justice system and incarceration (Beyer, Reid, & Crofts, 2001) and heroin-related mortality (Barr & Crofts, 1998). An unfortunate corollary to this has been a pattern of problematic access to treatment and support for heroin dependence where typically, Vietnamese Australians experience poorer treatment outcomes than their non-Vietnamese counterparts (Dunlop, 2006;Ezard, 1997).…”

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Vietnamese-Australian heroin users’ perspectives on the role of the family in treatment

Higgs

Jordens

Maher

et al. 2009

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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Ethnic Vietnamese heroin users in Australia typically experience high rates of blood-borne virus infection, opioid overdose, criminal justice system involvement and poor retention in substance use treatment, particularly methadone maintenance treatment. This paper explores the experiences of twenty ethnic Vietnamese heroin users and examines the specific role of families in treatment from the perspective of the person going through treatment. What emerged from this study was a picture of a young, ethnically distinct subgroup of opiate-dependent people struggling to engage in treatment in an environment where heroin was easily accessible. The relational dynamics between participants and their family appears as a key mediator of the experience of treatment: it can be a source of motivation, grounding and connectedness; or it can be alienating and fragmenting. The extended nature of Vietnamese family systems meant that these relationships had implications for family members geographically and relationally close and distant.

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Ethnic Based Differences in Drug Offending

Cited by 13 publications

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Predicting death in young offenders: a retrospective cohort study

Predicting death in young offenders: a retrospective cohort study

The Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Non‐using Siblings in the Vietnamese Community

Vietnamese-Australian heroin users’ perspectives on the role of the family in treatment

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