Webster J Matthew, Oser Carrie B, Mateyoke-Scrivner Allison, Cline Virginia Depp, Havens Jennifer R, Leukefeld Carl G
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2009 Dec;53(6):717-30. doi: 10.1177/0306624X08323615. Epub 2008 Oct 21.
The present study examined whether ever being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) was associated with higher levels of substance use and criminal activity in a sample of 800 probationers. Lifetime and 30-day histories of substance use and criminal activity were compared across three groups of probationers from rural Kentucky: those with a single DUI arrest, those with two or more DUI arrests, and those with no DUI arrests. A larger percentage of probationers with a DUI arrest reported lifetime and 30-day substance use than non-DUI offenders in almost all drug and alcohol categories. Higher prevalence of criminal activity was limited primarily to the multiple DUI arrest group. Findings add to the literature on rural substance abusers and indicate that DUI may be used as a marker to help identify opportunities for targeted substance abuse interventions.
本研究调查了在800名缓刑犯样本中，曾因酒后驾车（DUI）被捕是否与更高水平的物质使用和犯罪活动相关。对来自肯塔基州农村的三组缓刑犯的终身和30天物质使用及犯罪活动历史进行了比较：有一次DUI被捕的人、有两次或更多次DUI被捕的人以及没有DUI被捕的人。在几乎所有毒品和酒精类别中，有DUI被捕记录的缓刑犯报告终身和30天物质使用情况的比例高于非DUI罪犯。犯罪活动的较高患病率主要局限于多次DUI被捕组。研究结果丰富了关于农村药物滥用者的文献，并表明DUI可作为一个指标，以帮助确定有针对性的药物滥用干预机会。
