Title :
Capture-Recapture Method for Estimating the Number of Problem Drug Users: The Case of the Netherlands
Author :
Temürhan, M. ; Meijer, R. ; Choenni, S. ; van Ooyen-Houben, M. ; Cruts, G. ; van Laar, M.
Author_Institution :
Minist. of Security & Justice, Res. & Documentation Centre (WODC), The Hague, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper, two methods have been compared to estimate the number of problem drug users (PDU): the treatment multiplier (TM) method and the capture-recapture(CRC) method using national police register data and data from probation services and treatment institutes for addiction. This paper introduces the CRC method as a more practical alternative to the TM method, with similar results.
Keywords :
drugs; police data processing; Netherlands; capture-recapture method; national police register data; probation services; problem drug users; treatment institutes; treatment multiplier method; Benchmark testing; Couplings; Drugs; Encoding; Estimation; Europe; Registers; PDU; capture-recapture; estimation methods; prevalence; problem drug use; treatment multiplier;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (EISIC), 2011 European
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1464-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4406-9
DOI :
10.1109/EISIC.2011.26
