Alcohol, drugs, and crime

Corey M. Leidenfrost; Kenneth E. Leonard; Daniel Antonius

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61625-4_38

Alcohol, drugs, and crime

Corey M. Leidenfrost
, Kenneth E. Leonard
, Daniel Antonius

Department of Psychiatry

SUNY Buffalo
Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services

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Abstract

There is a substantial body of research, beginning in the 1950s that supports an association between alcohol, drugs, and crime. Much of this research has focused specifically on violent crime. Research shows that either the perpetrator or the victim, or both, is under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of an offense or has used some substance 24 h prior (e.g., Haggård-Grann, Hallqvist, Långström, & Möller, 2006; Karberg & James, 2005; Moore et al., 2008). From this, it is easy to assume a direct causal link between substance use and criminal activity, particularly violent crime. However, the relationship is far more complex.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Behavioral Criminology
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	661-677
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319616254
ISBN (Print)	9783319616230
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61625-4_38
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Alcohol
Alcohol and crime
Crime
Drugs
Drugs and crime
Substance abuse and crime

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