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Screening for mental health and its correlates in criminal justice set by Jason L Payne and Cameron T Langfield

Replication in the social sciences is a necessary but oft-forgotten reality. In the Australian context, cross-cultural replication is an uncommon and relatively scarce practice. This study provides the first detailed analysis of the Corrections Mental Health Screen (Male) in an Australian setting. Using data for a national sample of 620 male police detainees interviewed as part of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program, our objective is to examine the scale’s item-level characteristics in a cross-cultural context, as well as to explore the consequences of a violation of the assumption of unidimensionality. Our results confirm that all 12 items of the CMHS-M are significantly correlated and exhibit strong internal consistency, although several items are relatively uninformative in these Australian data. The item measuring prior experience of psychiatric hospitalisation is particularly uninformative, while items which measure general psychological and antisocial traits (su

Corrections mental health screenDrug use monitoringAntisocial behaviourCriminal justiceMental health

I am drug dependent : a study of self-identification and prior crimin by Cameron T Langfield and Jason L Payne

Identity theories have long influenced criminological thinking, and much of that work warns of deviant certification and negative appraisals as promoting criminal continuity. In the drug-use literature, similar themes have emerged linking drug-use continuity to the strength of one’s identity as ‘dependent’ or ‘addicted’ to drugs. Using archival data drawn from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program, we explore the correlation between criminal justice contact and the self-identification of a drug dependency among a sample of recent drug-using police detainees. We find, holding constant a detainee’s frequency, longevity and type of drug use, that contact with the criminal justice system is statistically associated with higher odds of self-identifying as dependent. Further, we found those detainees who have more frequent criminal justice contact more likely to report themselves as dependent. This finding contributes to ongoing research into the complexity of ident

Drug use monitoringCriminal justice contactDrug dependencyDrug dependentDrug useSelf report

Exploring impacts of COVID-19 on cannabis supply and demand in Australia

Date Time Exploring impacts of COVID-19 on cannabis supply and demand in Australia The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has today released a paper revealing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the supply and demand of cannabis in Australia. Jointly written by AIC researchers Laura Doherty, Tom Sullivan and Alexandra Voce, the report outlines who is most likely to use cannabis during the pandemic and what effect the pandemic had on cannabis supply. AIC Deputy Director Dr Rick Brown said the findings reveal first hand insights into why people use cannabis and why some individuals have increased their use since the pandemic began.

Tom sullivanLaura dohertyRick brownAustralian institute of criminologyNational wastewater drug monitoring programAustralian instituteAlexandra voceDirector dr rick brownDrug use monitoringடோம் சல்லிவன்லாரா டோவர்டீரிக் பழுப்புஆஸ்திரேலிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் குற்றவியல்தேசிய கழிவு நீர் மருந்து கண்காணிப்பு ப்ரோக்ர்யாம்ஆஸ்திரேலிய நிறுவனம்இயக்குனர் டாக்டர் ரிக் பழுப்பு

Declines in methamphetamine supply and demand in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Declines in methamphetamine supply and demand in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
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How risky are heroin markets? A multi-site study of self-reported risk by Jason L Payne and Cameron T Langfield

Background: There has long been an international interest in the eradication of drug markets particularly heroin markets given their documented connection to the deterioration of local community and social amenity. Recent interest in focused drug law enforcement strategies has reinvigorated debate about the potential for deterrence; however, there exists no large-scale effort to document the risk perceptions of those who transact in heroin markets. Methods: We use data from 2,257 police detainees interviewed as part of the Australian Institute of Criminology's (AIC) Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program. We employ a multilevel generalised ordinal logistic regression model to explore the geographical and temporal heterogeneity of risk, controlling for individual demographic covariates. Results: With one exception, we find a surprising degree of homogeneity at the high end of the risk perception scale, with between 30 and 35 percent of respondents rating their local heroin

Australian institute of criminologyAustralian instituteDrug use monitoringDrug marketsLaw enforcementPerceived riskஆஸ்திரேலிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் குற்றவியல்ஆஸ்திரேலிய நிறுவனம்மருந்து பயன்பாடு கண்காணிப்பு