Martin S E, Bryant K
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, DHHS, Rockville, MD 20892-7003, USA.
J Subst Abuse. 2001;13(4):563-81. doi: 10.1016/s0899-3289(01)00100-6.
To explore the associations between violent and other crimes, and alcohol intoxication and recent use of cocaine, marijuana, and other drugs among men and women arrestees and examine gender differences in these relationships.
We conducted a secondary analysis of 1998 using Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) system data using a sample of 9242 male and 2594 women arrested for violent and property offenses in 35 cities. Logistic regression was used to predict arrest for a violent offense (rather than a property crime) from drug- and alcohol-related, and other variables.
Both gender and alcohol intoxication are significantly related to arrest for a violent offense. However, the intoxication effects (in the absence of cocaine) are more than three times as great for female (Exp(beta) = 5.59) as male arrestees (Exp(beta) = 1.74), while the combined effects of alcohol and cocaine predict a property offense for women but are insignificant for men.
To achieve further reductions in violent crime, intervention strategies need to focus on reducing alcohol intoxication as well as illicit drug use. Research on the role of alcohol on women's aggression and violence also is suggested.
探讨暴力犯罪及其他犯罪与酒精中毒以及可卡因、大麻和其他毒品近期使用情况之间的关联，并研究被捕男性和女性在这些关系中的性别差异。
我们利用被捕者药物滥用监测（ADAM）系统数据对1998年的数据进行了二次分析，样本包括在35个城市因暴力和财产犯罪被捕的9242名男性和2594名女性。采用逻辑回归从与毒品和酒精相关的变量以及其他变量预测暴力犯罪（而非财产犯罪）的被捕情况。
性别和酒精中毒均与暴力犯罪被捕显著相关。然而，在没有可卡因的情况下，女性被捕者（Exp(β)=5.59）的中毒影响（比男性被捕者（Exp(β)=1.74）大三倍多，而酒精和可卡因的综合影响对女性预示着财产犯罪，但对男性则不显著。
为了进一步减少暴力犯罪，干预策略需要侧重于减少酒精中毒以及非法药物使用。还建议研究酒精在女性攻击行为和暴力行为中的作用。
