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Alcohol, drugs and crime : a study of juveniles in detention

Jeremy Prichard and Jason Payne
ISBN 0 642 53891 3 ; ISSN 1326-6004
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology: 2005
(Research and public policy series, no. 67)

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Terminology

Amphetamine
Unless otherwise noted, refers to the illegal use of amphetamine type substances.
Current drug user
Juveniles who self reported any drug use (regardless of frequency) in the six months prior to their current period of detention.
Current regular drug user
Juveniles who self reported being a regular user of a drug in the six months prior to their current period of detention.
Daily drug user
Juveniles who self reported using a drug at least daily in the six months prior to their current period of detention.
Drugs
When referring to the results of the DUCO juvenile study, the term 'drugs' refers to illicit drugs including inhalants, but not including alcohol. When referring to other literature, the term 'drugs' takes the meaning intended by the authors that other research.
Juvenile detainee
Any respondent aged between 10 and 17 years.
Regular offender
Juveniles who self-report 'often' engaging in an offence.
Substances
Alcohol and other drugs including inhalants.
Temporal order
The order in which events occur over time.