CRIME RISK FACTORS AND SERVICE NEEDS AMONG URBAN POOR

我正在申请资金，对两项病例对照研究进行为期一年的二级分析，以确定童年和青少年经历、家庭和周围环境、青春期反社会行为、药物使用、心理健康和住房状况作为成人犯罪行为风险因素的作用。一项病例对照研究提供了纽约市200名新无家可归者和200名从未无家可归的无精神病史的贫困成年男女的数据。另一项病例对照研究提供了纽约市200名新无家可归或长期无家可归的贫困成年男女的数据，这些人目前或终身都有严重的精神疾病史。通过比较这两项研究，可以澄清家庭、社会和教育领域可能导致某些人犯罪的作用。此外，服务干预的作用将从其与反社会行为和物质使用以及后来的反社会结果的关系中进行调查。

I am requesting funding for a one-year, secondary analysis of two case- control studies in determining the role of childhood and adolescent experiences, the family and surrounding environment, antisocial behavior in adolescence, substance use, mental health and housing status as risk factors for adult criminal behavior. One case-control study provides data for 200 newly homeless and 200 never homeless indigent adult men and women in New York City with no history of mental illness. The other case-control study provides data for 200 newly or chronically homeless and 200 never homeless indigent adult men and women in New York City with a current or lifetime history of severe mental illness. By comparing the two studies, it will be possible to clarify the roles of the family, social and educational domains which may predispose certain individuals to commit crimes. In addition, the role of service intervention will be investigated in its relationship to antisocial behavior and substance use and later antisocial outcomes.