NCJ Number
70661
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Part of the appendix to a drug use and crime report, this paper describes seven data sources which offer continuing information on drug abuse and crime.
Abstract
One data collection source is the Addict/Abuser Reporting System, which includes demographic data, data on drug use, and data on the reporter. Individuals are reported to the system as addicts/abusers at the discretion of law enforcement officers throughout the U.S. Another source is the Client Oriented Data Acquisition Process, which monitors clients and treatment programs for planning, management, and evaluation. The four forms in use offer descriptions of drug abuse phenomena and the treatment process, although only about half of all drug treatment programs report into the system. The National Institute on Drug Abuse programs sponsors data collections on the incidence of type A, type B, and type U hepatitis to monitor the rise and fall of the disease as a measure of intravenous drug use. A fourth data source is the Drug Abuse Warning Network, which provides early indications of changing drug abuse phenomena through analysis of data on the scope and extent of drug abuse provided by hospital emergency rooms, hospital inpatient units, medical examiners, and crisis centers. Through in depth forensic analyses of drug evidence, the System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence is used for drug control, heroin or other drug market studies, budget presentations, strategic and tactical intelligence, and other duties. The Uniform Crime Reports also collect information on drug-related crimes and are valuable sources of standardized information which can be used for long-term comparisons. Finally, the Uniform Parole Reports develop statistics to evaluate policies and programs to improve crime control measures. Seven references and two tables are included. For the text of the drug use and crime report, see NCJ 40293.