The Relationship Between Crime and Drugs

What We Have Learned in Recent Decades

Bibliographic Data

ID14676143
AuthorsDavid Deitch, Igor Koutsenok, Amanda Ruiz (University of California San Diego)
Year2000
Volume32
Issue4
Pages391-397
Publication date2000-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychoactive Drugs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0279-1072 • E-ISSN: 2159-9777
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02791072.2000.10400241
PMID11210201
OpenAlexW2026329118
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited4

The focus of this article is criminal drug users and their changing behavior. Two important considerations are addressed within this topic. First, an overview of drug use is given, including a brief historical perspective on its treatment as well as its implications on crime. The article also discusses why substance abuse treatment in the criminal population is necessary and on what scale. Specifically, the etiology of the relationship between crime, violence and substance abuse is explored. It then delves into what has worked and what hasn't. Finally, recommendations are made regarding where the research indicates we should go from here

Criminal behaviour · Criminology · Environmental health · Population · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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