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An empirical portrait of youthful offenders who sell drugs

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  • Shook, Jeffrey J.
  • Vaughn, Michael
  • Goodkind, Sara
  • Johnson, Heath

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Purpose This study explores the drug dealing behaviors of youthful offenders who sell drugs and examines differences between these offenders and those who do not sell drugs across a variety of measures including types of drugs sold, substance use and behaviors.Methods The sample consists of 227 youthful offenders in two juvenile residential facilities. Chi-square and t-tests are used to assess differences between youth who sell marijuana, hard drugs, and prescription drugs and those youthful offenders who do not sell drugs across a variety of measures.Results The majority of youthful offenders in our sample are involved in drug dealing and many are extensively involved. Drug dealing, however, is not tied solely to economic motivations but is connected to patterns of substance use. Youthful offenders who sell drugs are also engaged in patterns of delinquent and other risky behavior at higher levels but the magnitude of differences in substance use and delinquent or risky behaviors varies by type of drugs sold.Conclusions Youthful offenders who sell drugs are embedded in patterns of substance use and delinquent behavior that differ from those who do not sell drugs and interventions for these youth need to be targeted at multiple levels.

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  • Shook, Jeffrey J. & Vaughn, Michael & Goodkind, Sara & Johnson, Heath, 2011. "An empirical portrait of youthful offenders who sell drugs," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 224-231, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:39:y:2011:i:3:p:224-231
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    1. Shook, Jeffrey J. & Vaughn, Michael G. & Salas-Wright, Christopher P., 2013. "Exploring the Variation in Drug Selling Among Adolescents in the United States," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 41(6), pages 365-374.
    2. DeLisi, Matt & Neppl, Tricia K. & Lohman, Brenda J. & Vaughn, Michael G. & Shook, Jeffrey J., 2013. "Early starters: Which type of criminal onset matters most for delinquent careers?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 12-17.
    3. Athina Bisback & Wouter Vanderplasschen & Olivier F. Colins, 2022. "Differences in Offending Behaviors, Aggression, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems between Male Drug Dealers and Non-Drug Dealers in Belgian Youth Detention Centers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-15, December.
    4. Biswas, Bipasha & Vaughn, Michael G., 2011. "Really troubled girls: Gender differences in risky sexual behavior and its correlates in a sample of juvenile offenders," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(11), pages 2386-2391.
    5. Vaughn, Michael G. & Salas-Wright, Christopher P. & Cordova, David & Nelson, Erik J. & Jaegers, Lisa, 2018. "Racial and ethnic trends in illicit drug use and binge drinking among adolescent and young adult offenders in the United States," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 71-80.

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