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Criminality Among Rural Stimulant Users in the United States
Crime and Delinquency
  • Carrie Oser
  • Carl G. Leukefeld
  • Michele Staton-Tindall
  • Jamieson Duvall
  • William Stoops
  • Russel S. Falck, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Jichuan Wang, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Robert G. Carlson, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Rocky L. Sexton, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Patricia B. Wright
  • Brenda M. Booth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2011
Abstract

Despite the increase in media attention on “meth cooking” in rural areas of the United States, little is known about rural stimulant use, particularly the criminality associated with stimulant use. Data were collected from community stimulant users in rural Ohio, Arkansas, and Kentucky (N=709). Findings from three logistic regression models indicate that younger stimulant users (x =32.55, SD = 10.35), those with more convictions, and those who used crack frequently were significantly more likely to have been arrested for committing a substance-related crime, a property crime, or another crime in the 6-months before entering the study. Implications include the need for longitudinal studies to further understand rural stimulant use as well as increasing community and corrections-based drug abuse prevention and treatment interventions for stimulant users who live in rural areas.

DOI
10.1177/0011128708325048
Citation Information
Carrie Oser, Carl G. Leukefeld, Michele Staton-Tindall, Jamieson Duvall, et al.. "Criminality Among Rural Stimulant Users in the United States" Crime and Delinquency Vol. 57 Iss. 4 (2011) p. 600 - 621 ISSN: 00111287
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_carlson/74/