Transition From Drug Use and Crime to Noninvolvement - A Case Study

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NCJ Number
100311
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 20 Issue: 79 Dated: (Fall 1985) Pages: 669-679
Author(s)
Date Published
1985
Length
11 pages
Annotation
There is a paucity of research on factors related to the process of change from involvement to noninvolvement in drug use and criminal activity.
Abstract

This paper presents a case study of one subject's life history, obtained from depth interviews, which reveals this process. For this subject, rehabilitation was facilitated by specific structural factors which interacted with and altered personal values. (Publisher abstract)

Grant Number(s)
80-IJ-CX-0049
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Date Published: January 1, 1985