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Shoham Efrat
Ignazio Grattagliano
Ronny A. Shtarkshall
Samir Kumar Bandopadhyay
NabanitaBasu
David Tokiharu Mayeda
RaaginiVijaykumar
Tracy L. Tamborra
Jibowu Olubokun  
Christopher H. K. CHENG
G.P. Jiang
A. Ufuk Sezgin
Aslı Cennet Yalım
Christine Arazan
Michael Costelloe
PJ Verrecchia
John K. Cochran
E. M. Mojapelo-Batka
HE Jiahong
Kendra N. Bowen
P.A. Kabanov
Revital Sela-Shayovitz
Petro van der Merwe
Mary Bernstein
Juliana Ferreira
Bakharev
Jibowu Olubokun
Lieven Pauwels
David F. Duncan
Iles, Gale
pontian okoli
Jacqueline Wheatcroft
Adriano Schimmenti
PJ Verrecchia,
Alex Eduardo Gallo
Patricia Case
Samir Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Miriam Siwela
Glenn L. Pierce

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Jered B. Kolbert
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Joseph R. Herzog
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International Journal of Criminology and Sociology

Table of Contents

Volume 4, 2015

open-access


Intersections of Culture, Migration and Intimate Partner Violence as Told by Migrant Youth - Pages 208-219
David Tokiharu Mayeda and Raagini Vijaykumar
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.21

Major Selection among Saudi Male University Students: a Multinomial Logit Model - Pages 200-207
Guoping Jiang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.20

Morality, Rationality and Academic Dishonesty: A Partial Test of Situational Action Theory - Pages 192-199
John K. Cochran
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.19

The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Anticipated Use: A Test of Deterrence Theory - Pages 181-191
Christine Arazan, Michael Costelloe and Tricia M. Hall
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.18

Can a Racist Society Produce and Sustain Just and Healthy Interracial Relationships? A Few South African Case Studies - Pages 166-180
E.M. Mojapelo-Batka
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.17

A Three-dimensional Perspective on Wrongful Convictions in Israel: Organizational-Forensic, Psychosocial and Practical - Pages 154-165
Ronit Peled-Laskov and Efrat Shoham
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.16

Emerging Cultural Conflicts in Italy: A Challenge for Criminal Law - Pages 141-153
Raffaele Muzzica, Tracy L. Tamborra and Giuseppe Amarelli
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.15

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - A Pre Audit Study of the Pattern of Drug Treatment in a Specialist Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the UK - Pages 136-140
Jibowu Olubokun
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.14

Abuses and Distortions in Emotional Processes as Risk Factors for Parricide - Pages 128-135
Ignazio Grattagliano, Romy Greco, Giancarlo Di Vella, Grazia Maria Corbi, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Maria Carolina Romanelli, Alessio Ostuni, Nicola Petruzzelli, Valeria Brunetti and Rosalinda Cassibba
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.13

Effects of Moral Self, Self Esteem and Parental Bonding on Delinquency among Young People in Hong Kong - Pages 119-127
Po F. Cheng and Christopher H.K. Cheng
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.12

The Intricacies Involved in the Analysis and Interpretation of Hammer Transfer Stain/s in a Crime Scene - Pages 107-118
Samir Kumar Bandyopadhyay and Nabanita Basu
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.11

The Standard of Proof for Redressing Wrongful Convictions - A Comparative Study with Case Analyses - Pages 94-106
He Jiahong
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.10

Bayesian Analysis of the Sudanese Immigrant Youth Crime Rates and the “Likelihood” of Committing Violent Offence than an Australian-Born - Pages 82-93
Atemthii D. Dau
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.09

Homeless Perpetrators and Victims of Crimes: Preliminary Findings of a Research in the Region of Puglia (Italy) - Pages 64-81
Ignazio Grattagliano, Cristian Signorile, Andrea Lisi, Maria Francesca De Rinaldis, Maria Antonietta Montedoro, Giovanni Aliquo, Daniela Poduti, Lucio Palella, Vito Ventrella and Roberto Catanesi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.08

Consequences of Drug Abuse among Female and Male Population of Karachi: A Statistical Surveyed Approach - Pages 59-63
Rana Saba Sultan, Jawed Aziz Masudi, Afaq Ahmed Siddiqui and Najia Mansoor
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.07

Family Structures in Pennsylvania and its Effect on Delinquent Acts: A Data Analysis - Pages 52-58
P.J. Verrecchia and Robyn Arp
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.06

Denial of Child Maltreatment Histories among Male Adolescent Offenders - Pages 47-51
Aslı Cennet Yalım and A. Ufuk Sezgin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.05

Are They Guilty Because of Their Gender? - Pages 36-46
Ronny Shtarkshall, Osmo Kontula, Ilsa S. Lottes, Toivo Aavik and Mario Baras
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.04

The Social Roots of Contemporary Prejudice - Pages 28-35
Ben Heylen and Lieven J.R. Pauwels
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.03

A Multidisciplinary Attempt at Understanding the Violence in Mexico - Pages 16-27
José M. Rábade and Francisco García García
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.02

A Multilevel Analysis of Registered Sex Offender Violation Status: The Role of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Social Services - Pages 1-15
Donna M. Snow, George Kikuchi and Jason Kissner
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2015.04.01

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12-Step Programs to Reduce Illicit Drug Use
Pages 100-107
Sine Kirkegaard Nielsen, Trine Filges and Anne-Marie Klint Jørgensen

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.08

Published: 12 March 2014

Open Access 


Abstract: Many treatments are not rigorously evaluated as to their effectiveness, and it is uncertain which types of interventions are more effective than others in reducing illicit drug use. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic mapping of the research literature of the effectiveness of 12-step programs in reducing illicit drug use. A systematic literature search was conducted based on 17 international and Nordic bibliographic databases. A total of 15,993 references were screened, and eleven unique studies were finally included in this mapping. The included studies demonstrated conflicting results regarding the effectiveness of the 12-step treatment and TSF in reducing individuals’ drug use. Two studies reported a positive effect of the TSF treatment compared to the comparison conditions in reducing drug use. Six studies reported no differences between the 12-step program and the comparison condition, and the remaining three studies reported a greater effect of the comparison condition. However, the included studies demonstrate that, in general, 12-step programs and the comparison conditions have some positive effects in reducing drug use and supporting abstinence among the participants.

Keywords: 12-step, TSF, illicit drugs, mapping, literature review.
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The below articles have been selected by the  Editor in Chief to be the top articles published in the journal. The topic, scientific quality and importance in the field where collectively considered while making this selection

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Gambling Addiction Defence on Trial: Canadian Expert Witness Perspectives - Pages 319-326
Garry Smith and Rob Simpson
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.27

The Role of Gender Dynamics in the Relationship between Parental Maltreatment and Juvenile Theft in South Korea - Pages 309-318
Hyunhee Hong, Yoonsun Han and Dong Hun Lee
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.26

Social Disorganization and Neighborhood Crime in Argentine Shantytowns - Pages 300-308
Daniel Míguez
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.25

Community Policing, Workplace Structure and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men and their Civil Liberties - Pages 284-299
Mary Bernstein and Stephen Wulff
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.24

Mafia Women: A Study on Language and Mental Representations of Women Engaged with Mafia Members - Pages 267-274
Adriano Schimmenti, Serena Giunta and Girolamo Lo Verso
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.22

Thinking Differently about ‘False Allegations’ in Cases of Rape: The Search for Truth - Pages 239-248
Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft and Sandra Walklate
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.20

Micro-Place Disorder, Subjective Powerlessness and Violent Youth Group Involvement: Testing an Integrative Control Theory - Pages 200-221
Lieven J.R. Pauwels and Robert Svensson
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.18

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The Center Holds Quite Well: An Ethnographic Study of Social Structure and Control in Jehovah’s Witness Religious Organization - Pages 1-9
Adam Trahan
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.1

Inmate Tattoos and In-Prison and Post-Prison Violent Behavior - Pages 20-31
William D. Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg and Kevin Waters
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.4

Why do they Keep Going Back? Exploring Women’s Discursive Experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse - Pages 57-71
Sharon Hayes and Samantha Jeffries
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.6

Estimating the Benefits of a Faith-Based Correctional Program - Pages 227-239
Grant Duwe and Byron R. Johnson
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.22

Aging Prisoners: A Brief Report of Key Legal and Policy Dilemmas - Pages 322-327
Israel Issi Doron and Helene Love
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.31