Racial differences in marijuana-users' risk of arrest in the United States
Racial differences in marijuana-users' risk of arrest in the United States
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DOI：
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.02.010
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Iguchi, Martin Y.
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作者：
Ramchand, Rajeev;Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo;Iguchi, Martin Y.
最近的一项逮捕数据研究显示，非裔美国人因持有大麻罪被捕的可能性是白人的2.5倍，尽管总体流行率估计显示他们使用大麻的可能性并不高。目前的研究调查了2002年全国毒品使用和健康调查（NSDUH）中大麻使用者的购买模式，以评估不同种族群体之间是否存在购买行为的差异。虽然一般来说，购买大麻的人更有可能在私人场合和他们认识的人那里购买，但这项分析表明，非洲裔美国人在统计上更有可能从事危险的购买行为，这增加了他们被捕的可能性。使用人口统计学，药物使用和药物市场协变量的三变量probit回归，分析显示，非洲裔美国人在户外购物的可能性几乎是两倍（0.31对0.14），从陌生人那里购买的可能性是三倍（0.30对0.09），并且更有可能从家中购买（0.61对0.48）。这些结果为非裔美国人和白人之间的逮捕率差异提供了额外的解释。
A recent study of arrest data show that African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession offences than Whites, even though general prevalence estimates show that they are no more likely to be using. The current study investigates the purchase patterns of marijuana users from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to evaluate whether differences in purchasing behaviors exist across racial groups. Although in general people who purchase marijuana are more likely to buy in private settings and from someone they know, this analysis shows that African Americans are statistically more likely to engage in risky purchasing behaviors that increase their likelihood of arrest. Using trivariate probit regression with demographic, drug use, and drug market covariates, analyses reveal that African Americans are nearly, twice as likely to buy outdoors (0.31 versus 0.14), three times more likely to buy from a stranger (0.30 versus 0.09), and significantly more likely to buy away from their homes (0.61 versus 0.48). These results provide an additional explanation for the differential in arrest rates between African Americans and Whites.