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. Dru,9 Use Forecasting (DUF):\. April-June 1988 Data

A Program of the National In.stitute of Justice

Cofunded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance

November 1988

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CONTENTS Purpose of DUF ............. PAGE ............................................................................. ; .............................................. 2

2. Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. DUF sites ................................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Sample sizes for April-June 1988 data ..................................................................................................... 5

5. Test results for male arrestees, April-June 1988 ................................................................................ 6-14

6. Comparison of male and female test results ..................................................................................... 15-21

7',; Washington test results, May 1984-August 1988 ................................................................................... 22

8. Manhattan test results, 1984-June 1988 ................................................................................................ 23

9. Injection by male and female arrestees ................................................................................................... 24

10. Specific drugs injected by male and female arrestees ...................................................................... 25-26

1 r. Distribution of arrest charges in male arrestees, April-June 1988 .......................................................... 27

12. DistribGtion of arrest charges in female arrestees, April-June 1988 ....................................................... 28

13. Charge at arrest and test results for male arrestees, April-June 1988 ................................................... 29

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PURPOSE OF DUF PROGRAM

• To provide each city with information forDetecting drug epidemics earlier Planning allocation of law enforcement resources Determining treatment and prevention needs Measuring the impact of efforts to reduce drug use and crime .

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• To provide national-level estimates of illicit drug use among offenders .

• To track and forecast national drug use trends.

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OVERVIEW

• Voluntary urine specimens and anonymous interviews obtained from male and female arrestees. .

• Sampling of 200 to 250 new male arrestees and 50 to 1 00 new female arrestees every 3 months.

• Male arrestees primarily charged with nondrug felony offenses.

• DUF expanded to include juveniles in 1988.

• Response rates consistently high.

• DUF to be expanded to 25 cities in 1989.

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* Data collected after June 1988.

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DRUG USE FORECASTING SITES

Dallas (Dal.) Houston (Hou.) San Antonio *

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Birmingham * Fort Lauderdale * Miami * New Orleans (N.O.)

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Chicago (Chi.) Cleveland • Detroit (Del.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Kansas City • New York!

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Philadelphia * Sl. Louis * Washington (D.C.)

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SAMPLE SIZES FOR DRUG TESTING April through June 1988

* Data not collected from female arrestees in Hou!!ton. Less than 50 female arrestees in Indianapolis and Detroit.

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FOR ANY DRUG, EXCLUDING MARIJUANA 12 cities tested during April through June 191:18

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PERCENTAGE OF DRUGS FOUND IN MALE AND FEMALE ARRESTEES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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"1984 information comes from a separate study of 4,847 arrestees in Manhattan.

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PERCENTAGE OF MALE AND FEMALE ARRESTEES WHO HAVE EVER INJECTED DRUGS·

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PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ARREST CHARGES OF THE TESTED MALE ARRESTEES FROM EACH SITE

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Sex Drug Stolen Weapons

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PERCENTAGE OF MALE ARRESTEES WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR ANY DRUG,8V CHARGE AT ARREST


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Includes burglary, possession of burglary tools, embezzlement, forgery, fraud, larceny/theft, pickpocketing/jostling, robbery, possession of stolen property or stolen vehicle. Includes assault, family offense, homicide, manslaughter, sex assauhlrape, other sex offenses.

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