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Dobinson, I & Ward, P 1986, 'Heroin and Property Crime: An Australian Perspective', Journal of Drug Issues, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 249-262.
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The study described in this article was based on the interviews of 225 prison property offenders in New South Wales gaols. It provides information on the relationship between the commission of crimes, such as armed robbery and burglary, and the regular use of heroin, as well as profiling the behaviour of one identifiable sample of users.