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Variations in Criminal Patterns Among Narcotic Addicts in Baltimore and New York City, 1983-1984

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Principal Investigator(s): Nurco, David N.; Hanlon, Thomas E.; Kinlock, Timothy W.; Slaght, Evelyn

Summary: This data collection was undertaken to develop a typology of narcotic addicts according to the kind, frequency, and seriousness of their crimes and to identify the most serious criminal offenders, thereby determining which individuals were best suited to rehabilitation. The following questions are addressed by the data: (1) What "types" of narcotic addicts can be distinguished in terms of their criminal behavior? Which of these types are amenable to rehabilitation? (2) At what time dur... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09586.v2

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