TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Parental Perceptions of Neighborhood Effects in Latino Comunas: The Script of "the Delinquent" in Understanding Drug Use, Violence, and Social Disorganization
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Horner, Pilar
A1  - Castillo, Marcela
A1  - Delva, Jorge
A1  - Sanchez, Ninive
SP  - 809
EP  - 820
VL  - 47
IS  - 7
N2  - Objectives: To obtain rich information about how adult Latinos living in high-poverty/high-drug use neighborhoods perceive and negotiate their environment. Methods: In 2008, 13 adult caregivers in Santiago, Chile, were interviewed with open-ended questions to ascertain beliefs about neighborhood effects and drug use. Analysis: Inductive analysis was used to develop the codebook/identify trends. Discussion: Residents externalized their understanding of drug use and misuse by invoking the concept of delinquent youth. A typology of their perceptions is offered. Learning more about residents' circumstances may help focus on needs-based interventions. More research with Latino neighborhoods is needed for culturally competent models of interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2012.671647
ID  - ref1
ER  -