NCJ Number
29226
Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 25-35
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
COMPARISON OF TWO SAMPLES OF ADULT MARIJUANA ARRESTEES, ASSESSING DIFFERENCES IN THE CHARACTER OF THEIR PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD BASED ON THE STATE OF ORIGIN OF THAT RECORD.
Abstract
PRIOR CONVICTION COMPARISONS PRODUCED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FOR EACH OF THE PRIOR CONVICTION CATEGORIES EXAMINED, CRIME AGAINST PERSON, PROPERTY, DRUG RELATED CRIME AND THE MISCELLANEOUS CONVICTION CATEGORY; IN ALL INSTANCES THE ILLINOIS SAMPLE WAS LESS INVOLVED CRIMINALLY THAN THE CALIFORNIA SAMPLE. THE RESEARCHERS SPECULATE THAT ERRATIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SENTENCING PATTERNS, INFLUENCE PARTLY BY POLARIZED PUBLIC VIEWS TOWARD MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION, ARE LARGELY THE CAUSE OF THESE DIFFERENCES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)