NCJ Number
19971
Date Published
1974
Length
131 pages
Annotation
EMPIRICAL TYPOLOGIES FOR FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE DRUG TRAFFIC SUBCULTURE ARE ESTABLISHED, BASED ON A STUDY OF FORTY-TWO PERSONS CONVICTED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL OF DELIVERY OF NARCOTICS WITHIN THE CITY OF DETROIT.
Abstract
THE TYPOLOGIES CONSIST OF TWO PROFILES - THE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS PROFILE AND THE PROFILE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTIC PROFILE IDENTIFIES EACH SUBJECT BY RACE, SEX, AGE, EDUCATION, MARITAL STATUS, OCCUPATION AND LEGITIMATE INCOME PER YEAR. THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PROFILE DESCRIBES THE CRIME MOST FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY OF NARCOTICS, THE ADDICTION STATUS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND THE PAST INSTITUTIONAL ENCOUNTERS FOR EACH OFFENDER. THE HYPOTHESES OF THIS STUDY INVOLVE THE POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS EXISTING BETWEEN CLASSIFICATION (LEVEL) AND PROFILE. THESE TYPOLOGIES RESULTED FROM THE EXAMINATION, STUDY AND OBSERVATION OF POLICE AND COURT RECORDS. IT WAS FOUND THAT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS AT ALL CLASSIFICATIONS WILL IN ALL PROBABILITY BE MALE, BLACK, AND IN THEIR LOW THIRTIES. MOST HAVE PREVIOUS RECORDS AND PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONAL ENCOUNTERS INVOLVING CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OR LEVELS OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS ARE ALSO NOTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)