The Geography of Drug Market Activities and Child Maltreatment

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dc.contributor.authorFreisthler, B., Kepple, N. J., & Holmes, M. R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-23T15:54:02Z
dc.date.available2014-06-23T15:54:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how drug market activities place children at risk for maltreatment over space and time. Data were collected for 95 Census tracts in Sacramento, California over seven years and were analyzed using Bayesian space-time models. Referrals for child maltreatment investigations were less likely to occur in places where current drug market activity was present. However, past year local and spatially lagged drugs sales were positively related to referrals. After the investigative phase, Census tracts with more drug sales had higher numbers of substantiations, and those with more possessions also had more entries into foster care. The temporal delay between drug sales and child maltreatment referrals may indicate that the surveillance systems designed to protect children may not be responsive to changing neighborhood conditions or be indicative of the time it takes for the detrimental effects of the drug use to appear. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationFreisthler, B., Kepple, N. J., & Holmes, M. R. (2012). The geography of drug market activities and child maltreatment. Child maltreatment, 17(2), 144-152.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518549/pdf/nihms422826.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1493
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectdrug activityen_US
dc.subjectdrug marketsen_US
dc.subjectneglecten_US
dc.subjectspatial analysisen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleThe Geography of Drug Market Activities and Child Maltreatmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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