Crime and Delinquency

Crime and Delinquency This study explored associations between ever having been arrested and other variables among 490 male drug users. Participants were classified into three groups based on recent sexual history: men who had not had sex, men who had sex with women and men who had sex with men. It was found that men who had sex with men who had been arrested were more likely to have had syphilis and gonorrhea, exchange sex for either drugs or money, and exchanged money or drugs for sex. Concerning the syphilis epidemic's growth over recent years, the suggestion is that correctional…