Lana D Harrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088149 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lana D Harrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lana D |
| FAMILY NAME | Harrison |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISON L D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delaware |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Harmful gun behaviour and perceived collective efficacy
This paper examines the patterns of harmful weapon behavior and the protective influence of perceived collective efficacy on harmful weapon behavior among a cross-national sample of youth detainees in Toronto and Philadelphia. Despite different firearms policies, detained youth in both cities reveal considerable knowledge of where to get a gun. Multivariate analyses reveal that participating in gang fights, non-violent delinquency, and neighborho…
A comparative study of the influence of collective efficacy on substance use among adolescent students in Philadelphia, Toronto, and Montreal
The purpose of this study was to describe the differences in illegal adolescent substance use among representative samples of secondary school students in Philadelphia (N = 712), Toronto (N = 983), and Montreal (N = 824) and apply a novel theoretical perspective. Collective efficacy is a widely cited criminological theory that has not been applied to minor forms of delinquency such as underage alcohol use and cannabis use. We examined the influen…
Outside the Comfort Zone of the Classroom
What comes to mind when the word learning is mentioned? Is it a classroom full of students and a teacher dictating notes as the students struggle emphatically to write down every word that is said? Is it a picture of a student in the library with a stack of books piled on a desk, trying to read them all? These examples of learning may fit the traditional definition but this paper expands learning to include service. This paper describes a non‐tra…
Teen Drug Sellers—An International Study of Segregated Drug Markets and Related Violence
This study explores patterns of drug dealing in a multi-site sample of detained youth. Data are derived from the Drugs, Alcohol, Violence International (DAVI) study of male and female adolescents between the ages of 14–17 in four metropolitan areas: Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Montreal (Canada), Philadelphia (US), and Toronto (Canada). In a sample of 764 juvenile detainees, 60% overall reported predetention involvement in selling drugs, but this…
Girls and Weapons
Different Concepts of Ethnicity in a Cross-Atlantic Study of Violence and Drug Use among Deviant Youth
The acceptability of the female condom among US women at high risk from HIV
This study examines the acceptability of the RealityTM female condom among a population of women in the US exhibiting a high prevalence of risk factors for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The female condom was introduced to incarcerated women via a 20 hour didactic health and HIV education course. The 246 course graduates were interviewed before they started the course (baseline), and at 2, 6, 12 and 16 months post-release.…
Heroin in the Age of Crack Cocaine
Drug Use in the United States-Mexico Border Area
This article examines the prevalence of illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use along the U.S. side of the international border with Mexico. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) provides unique coverage of the Mexico border area, based on its design that oversamples Hispanics in areas where they tend to be concentrated. The prevalence of drug use along the border is very similar to that found throughout the remainder of the United…
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Different Concepts of Ethnicity in a Cross-Atlantic Study of Violence and Drug Use among Deviant Youth
Drug Use in the United States-Mexico Border Area
This article examines the prevalence of illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use along the U.S. side of the international border with Mexico. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) provides unique coverage of the Mexico border area, based on its design that oversamples Hispanics in areas where they tend to be concentrated. The prevalence of drug use along the border is very similar to that found throughout the remainder of the United…
Girls and Weapons
Teen Drug Sellers—An International Study of Segregated Drug Markets and Related Violence
This study explores patterns of drug dealing in a multi-site sample of detained youth. Data are derived from the Drugs, Alcohol, Violence International (DAVI) study of male and female adolescents between the ages of 14–17 in four metropolitan areas: Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Montreal (Canada), Philadelphia (US), and Toronto (Canada). In a sample of 764 juvenile detainees, 60% overall reported predetention involvement in selling drugs, but this…
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Drug Use in the United States-Mexico Border Area
This article examines the prevalence of illicit drug, alcohol, and cigarette use along the U.S. side of the international border with Mexico. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) provides unique coverage of the Mexico border area, based on its design that oversamples Hispanics in areas where they tend to be concentrated. The prevalence of drug use along the border is very similar to that found throughout the remainder of the United…
Heroin in the Age of Crack Cocaine
The acceptability of the female condom among US women at high risk from HIV
This study examines the acceptability of the RealityTM female condom among a population of women in the US exhibiting a high prevalence of risk factors for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The female condom was introduced to incarcerated women via a 20 hour didactic health and HIV education course. The 246 course graduates were interviewed before they started the course (baseline), and at 2, 6, 12 and 16 months post-release.…
Girls and Weapons
Different Concepts of Ethnicity in a Cross-Atlantic Study of Violence and Drug Use among Deviant Youth
Teen Drug Sellers—An International Study of Segregated Drug Markets and Related Violence
This study explores patterns of drug dealing in a multi-site sample of detained youth. Data are derived from the Drugs, Alcohol, Violence International (DAVI) study of male and female adolescents between the ages of 14–17 in four metropolitan areas: Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Montreal (Canada), Philadelphia (US), and Toronto (Canada). In a sample of 764 juvenile detainees, 60% overall reported predetention involvement in selling drugs, but this…
A comparative study of the influence of collective efficacy on substance use among adolescent students in Philadelphia, Toronto, and Montreal
The purpose of this study was to describe the differences in illegal adolescent substance use among representative samples of secondary school students in Philadelphia (N = 712), Toronto (N = 983), and Montreal (N = 824) and apply a novel theoretical perspective. Collective efficacy is a widely cited criminological theory that has not been applied to minor forms of delinquency such as underage alcohol use and cannabis use. We examined the influen…
Outside the Comfort Zone of the Classroom
What comes to mind when the word learning is mentioned? Is it a classroom full of students and a teacher dictating notes as the students struggle emphatically to write down every word that is said? Is it a picture of a student in the library with a stack of books piled on a desk, trying to read them all? These examples of learning may fit the traditional definition but this paper expands learning to include service. This paper describes a non‐tra…
Harmful gun behaviour and perceived collective efficacy
This paper examines the patterns of harmful weapon behavior and the protective influence of perceived collective efficacy on harmful weapon behavior among a cross-national sample of youth detainees in Toronto and Philadelphia. Despite different firearms policies, detained youth in both cities reveal considerable knowledge of where to get a gun. Multivariate analyses reveal that participating in gang fights, non-violent delinquency, and neighborho…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 works) · Drug (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Juvenile delinquency (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Political science (3 works)