DocumentCode
2053723
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
fYear
2011
fDate
12-14 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
46
Lastpage
51
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EISIC.2011.26
Filename
6061190
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