MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANCE-RELATED HOMICIDE

这个第一个奖项的建议是一个二级数据分析的药物- 犯下杀人罪的罪犯之间的杀人关系。 的 现有的研究数据集是自我报告的DREIM（药物 谋杀中的关系）采访数据和官方政府记录， EOC（紧急或危机）和CCH（计算机化犯罪历史）。 的 两份正式报告将主要用于获取额外数据， 无法从DREIM访谈中获得（例如，量刑 信息），并检查有关犯罪信息的有效性 历史 研究样本由268名杀人犯组成， 在DREIM项目中成功面试。 每个人都被判有罪 并被监禁在纽约州立监狱 1984年的谋杀案。 吸毒/酗酒和犯罪/暴力是许多国家日益严重的问题。 美国城市。 执法专家预测毒品扩散 是执法部门在九十年代面临的最严峻的问题。 一般认为，从事一种类型的越轨行为， 预测参与其他类型的越轨行为。 的主要目的 这项拟议的研究是为了加强对药物/酒精相关的理解， 凶杀案，通过比较与物质有关的凶杀案和非物质- 相关的凶杀案进行分析。 (Most以前的研究 仅使用描述性分析）。 的直接和间接影响 社会/人口因素和罪犯的越轨生活史 (i.e.,药物使用、犯罪、暴力行为、药物/酒精治疗 将审查关于凶杀案的经验。 另一个目的是提出 这项研究的目的是查明毒品/犯罪/杀人问题， 不同的分组，并考虑可能解决 这样的问题。 发现问题是预防的第一步 和问题的解决。 在此建议中使用的主要变量 研究包括社会/人口背景、药物使用史（包括 治疗经历），犯罪史和暴力行为（包括 凶杀案）。 沿着定量分析，定性方法将 也可以用来描述犯罪者对杀人事件的叙述 他/她的生活史。

This FIRST award proposal is for a secondary data analysis of drug- homicide relationships among offenders who committed homicide(s). The existing data sets for the study are self-report DREIM (Drug Relationships in Murder) interview data and official government records, EOC (Emergency Or Crisis) and CCH (Computerized Criminal History). the two official reports will be used mainly to obtain additional data which were not available from the DREIM interview (e.g., sentencing information) and to check the validity of information about criminal history. The study sample is composed of the 268 homicide offenders who were successfully interviewed for the DREIM project. Each was convicted and incarcerated in a New York State correctional facility for committing murder(s) in 1984. Both drug/alcohol use and crime/violence are growing problems in many American cities. Law enforcement experts predict that drug proliferation is the most critical problem law enforcement will face in the 1990's. It is generally assumed that engaging in one type of deviance is predictive of participation in other types of deviance. The main aim of this proposed study is to enhance understanding of drug/alcohol-related homicide, by comparing substance-related homicide with non-substance- related homicide using multivariate analyses. (Most previous studies utilized only descriptive analyses.) The direct and indirect impacts of socio/demographic factors and the offenders' deviant life histories (i.e., drug use, criminality, violent behavior, drug/alcohol treatment experiences) on homicide will be examined. Another aim of this proposed study is to identify problems (related to drug/crime/homicide) among the different subgroups, and consider policies/programs that might address such problems. Identifying problems is the first step towards prevention and resolution of the problems. The main variables used in this proposed study are socio/demographic background, drug use history (including treatment experiences), criminal history, and violent behavior (including homicide). Along with quantitative analyses, a qualitative method will also be employed for describing the offender's narration of the homicide and his/her life history.