A Study on Life Course of Female Drug Abuse Recidivists

• Main Authors: GHENG,CHUN-YING, 鄭鈞穎
• Other Authors: SHEU,CHUEN-JIM
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45458200645734923878

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 105 === Because of the increasing incidence of female drug recidivism in our country, while the lack of the life course research of female drug recidivists, so this paper aims to explore the influencing factors of drug recidivism and to construct the life course evolution pattern of female drug recidivists by understanding the key events and turning points of female drug recidivists in different ages. This study uses depth interview to collect data. Samples for this study were selected 2 individuals from 20-29, 30-39 and over 40 years old ,totally six female drug recidivists. The results of the research are presented as follows： 1.On the dynamic life course of female frug recidivists, (1) early key events related to the drug recidivism are: invalid discipline, brother and sister's drug abuse, parents divorced, premature termination of school, and making biased students/boyfriend. (2) recent key events that directly lead to drug recidivism are: making a drug companion, indulging in drug circles, frustrated love,and economic pressure. 2. On the static life characteristics,female drug recidivism present the following main features: (1) The Original family is the problem family. Parents' education level is low; There are more children in the family; The social and economic status of the family is low; Invalid discipline; Family members have drug addicts; Parents divorced. (2) School attachment is low; premature termination of school. (3) frustrated love. (4) Individual social and economic status is low. (5) The partner is drug addict. (6) Self-control is low. 3. The evolutionary pattern of female rug recidivists is from first-tome drug application to suspension,and to recidivism.In the process,the key factors leading to drug suspension are out of the drug circle and giving birth to child. And the key factors leading to drug recidivism are as follows: (1) Situational context: drug circle and drug boyfriend/husband. (2) Weak marriage bond. (3) Weak social bond. (4) Living and economic pressure. 4. Sampson & Laub's the general age-graded theory of informal social control, Agnew's a general strain theory, a general criminal theory, and feminist criminology have been highly validated,and Thornberry's a interactional theory is partially validated. According to the results of the study,this paper provids the following suggestions： 1.To enhance the study on life course of female frug recidivists of all ages. 2.To enhance the study on the impact of turning point to female frug recidivists's first-time and recidivism.