TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Crime indicators for alcohol and drug abuse
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Chong, Jenny
SP  - 283
EP  - 305
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - This study investigated the relationship between crimes that are specifically alcohol- or drug-related and those that are not, using principal components analysis (PCA) to develop indicators of alcohol or drug abuse. The grouping of the crimes into alcohol and drug factors was generally consistent with the literature on crimes perpetrated by alcohol and drug abusers, and was similar for males and females. The only gender differences were that aggravated assault loaded highly on the alcohol factor only for males, and liquor law violations loaded highly only for females. In general, the results indicate that the PCA is a useful tool for developing crime indicators for alcohol and drug abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854898025003001
ID  - ref1
ER  -