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Book Review: Drug Use by the Young Population of Melbourne

Book Review: Drug Use by the Young Population of Melbourne AUST.N.ZJ.C. (1974)7 BOOK REVIEWS Drug Use by the Young Population of matters in this section which remain any­ Melbourne Eds. Krupinski, J., and Stoller, thing but clear. Who made the diagnoses A., Mental Health Authority, Victoria, of "Hysteria", "Psychopathy" 'and "Mixed Special Publication No.4, C. H. Rixon, Neurotics"? Is there not a confusion be­ Government Printer, Melbourne. 1973. tween neurotic and neuroticistic? and pp.lll plus copy of questionnaire. why are extraversion scores of 15+ THIS Special Publication of the Institute termed "very high scores" when a score of Mental Health Research and Post­ of 15.85 is within 1 standard deviation of the mean using Eysenck's student popu­ Graduate Training is entitled "Drug Use lation norms? Finally, why is it contended by the Young Population of Melbourne". In the Introduction, by the Editors, one that marijuana and multi-oral users are reads "It was decided to carry out a sur­ only quantitatively different as opposed vey of illicit drug use amongst the young to intravenous practitioners who are population of Melbourne . . . The survey termed qualitatively different: the criteria has been sponsored by the Commonwealth used being two continua, or one factor­ Burgess' H. Government through the Drug Education The next chapter reports further re­ fund." However, instead of then reading on and becoming involved in the survey, search findings under the heading of the methodology, the findings and the U Sociological Aspects" which again offers conclusions, one reads a chapter entitled a number of findings of interest. This is "Overseas Data on Drug Abuse" which followed by a chapter concerned with is a superficial survey of many matters "Knowledge and Attitudes to Drug Use" including concepts of "punishment", "quar­ that is not written as a report but a contribution in the first person. While antine", "retribution" and "deterrence" this grates, it is as nothing to the chapter both specific and general. This chapter, as some others, is written, irritatingly, in 'On "Treatment and Rehabilitation" which the first person. Next is the chapter of opens apropos of nothing "In 1972, with greatest importance, "Method 'and Organi­ the assistance of a Fellowship grant from zation of the Survey",and here it is clear 'the Australian National Health and Medical that the sampling technique to obtain a 'Research Council, I was able to travel meaningful youthful population was very through the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Europe ..." This chapter, carefully considered. Nevertheless, the 'while of interest does not really relate response rate may well cause some to the surveyor what the surveyed popu­ anxiety as the survey by Congalton (1971) and those carried out by the Editors did lation thought of treatment and rehabili­ not involve individuals having to admit tation. to "criminal behaviour" . This point is The book ends with "references" and not dealt with although discussion of the the questionnaire used in the survey. problem of "How much hidden crime" The book is worth reading because of by Hood and Sparks might have been the information it contains but, overall, it relevant. is a messy production because the Editors The chapter concerned with epide­ seem not to have been able to make up miology is the first presentation of the their minds what sort of book they wanted results of the survey 'and is followed by - a research report or a text on drug abuse. Again, the general presentation a chapter related to drug use in a Sydney suburb which cannot be seen as com­ requires more careful editing before the parable. One returns to the Melbourne publication can be recommended as a well survey again in terms of a chapter on drug produced text. ALLEN A. BARTHOLOMEW, abuse in a drug sub-culture. This chapter Melbourne. is of interest but the reviewer wishes that the terms addict/addiction could be dropped and the author speak of depend­ ence with physical dependence. The chapter concerned with psycho­ logical problems is of interest but the second part, concerned with the verifica­ tion, or otherwise, of the "Eysenck theory" as modified by Burgess, could well have been left out and published in an appro­ priate journal in rather fuller form. One problem in this section concerns the use of the term "psychopath" - it is sug­ gested that "hysterics" (whoever they are) "scored above the normal range (but below psychopaths) on both Extraversion and Introversion (sic)" . There are other http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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AUST.N.ZJ.C. (1974)7 BOOK REVIEWS Drug Use by the Young Population of matters in this section which remain any­ Melbourne Eds. Krupinski, J., and Stoller, thing but clear. Who made the diagnoses A., Mental Health Authority, Victoria, of "Hysteria", "Psychopathy" 'and "Mixed Special Publication No.4, C. H. Rixon, Neurotics"? Is there not a confusion be­ Government Printer, Melbourne. 1973. tween neurotic and neuroticistic? and pp.lll plus copy of questionnaire. why are extraversion scores of 15+ THIS Special Publication of the Institute termed "very high scores" when a score of Mental Health Research and Post­ of 15.85 is within 1 standard deviation of the mean using Eysenck's student popu­ Graduate Training is entitled "Drug Use lation norms? Finally, why is it contended by the Young Population of Melbourne". In the Introduction, by the Editors, one that marijuana and multi-oral users are reads "It was decided to carry out a sur­ only quantitatively different as opposed vey of illicit drug use amongst the young to intravenous practitioners who are population of Melbourne . . . The survey termed qualitatively different: the criteria has been sponsored by the Commonwealth used being two continua, or one factor­ Burgess' H. Government through the Drug Education The next chapter reports further re­ fund." However, instead of then reading on and becoming involved in the survey, search findings under the heading of the methodology, the findings and the U Sociological Aspects" which again offers conclusions, one reads a chapter entitled a number of findings of interest. This is "Overseas Data on Drug Abuse" which followed by a chapter concerned with is a superficial survey of many matters "Knowledge and Attitudes to Drug Use" including concepts of "punishment", "quar­ that is not written as a report but a contribution in the first person. While antine", "retribution" and "deterrence" this grates, it is as nothing to the chapter both specific and general. This chapter, as some others, is written, irritatingly, in 'On "Treatment and Rehabilitation" which the first person. Next is the chapter of opens apropos of nothing "In 1972, with greatest importance, "Method 'and Organi­ the assistance of a Fellowship grant from zation of the Survey",and here it is clear 'the Australian National Health and Medical that the sampling technique to obtain a 'Research Council, I was able to travel meaningful youthful population was very through the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Europe ..." This chapter, carefully considered. Nevertheless, the 'while of interest does not really relate response rate may well cause some to the surveyor what the surveyed popu­ anxiety as the survey by Congalton (1971) and those carried out by the Editors did lation thought of treatment and rehabili­ not involve individuals having to admit tation. to "criminal behaviour" . This point is The book ends with "references" and not dealt with although discussion of the the questionnaire used in the survey. problem of "How much hidden crime" The book is worth reading because of by Hood and Sparks might have been the information it contains but, overall, it relevant. is a messy production because the Editors The chapter concerned with epide­ seem not to have been able to make up miology is the first presentation of the their minds what sort of book they wanted results of the survey 'and is followed by - a research report or a text on drug abuse. Again, the general presentation a chapter related to drug use in a Sydney suburb which cannot be seen as com­ requires more careful editing before the parable. One returns to the Melbourne publication can be recommended as a well survey again in terms of a chapter on drug produced text. ALLEN A. BARTHOLOMEW, abuse in a drug sub-culture. This chapter Melbourne. is of interest but the reviewer wishes that the terms addict/addiction could be dropped and the author speak of depend­ ence with physical dependence. The chapter concerned with psycho­ logical problems is of interest but the second part, concerned with the verifica­ tion, or otherwise, of the "Eysenck theory" as modified by Burgess, could well have been left out and published in an appro­ priate journal in rather fuller form. One problem in this section concerns the use of the term "psychopath" - it is sug­ gested that "hysterics" (whoever they are) "scored above the normal range (but below psychopaths) on both Extraversion and Introversion (sic)" . There are other

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