Understanding drugs, alcohol and crime / Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Trevor.

Series:

Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)

Crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse and crime--Great Britain.

Drug abuse and crime.

Alcoholism and crime--Great Britain.

Alcoholism and crime.

Drug abuse--Government policy--Great Britain.

Drug abuse.

Alcoholism--Government policy--Great Britain.

Alcoholism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead ; New York, NY : Open University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book provides a succinct overview of current theory and research on the links between drugs, alcohol use and crime. It discusses the legal and social context of drug and alcohol use and identifies current levels of consumption. Focusing on the UK context, it also takes into account international research where appropriate. Detailed review of the research literature on the connections between drug use and crime. Examines the current government anti-drugs policy and assesses the effectiveness of programmes that have been used to reduce drug and alcohol-related crime. The book concludes that

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 01 The nature of the problem

Chapter 02Policy context: from defining to reducing harm

Chapter 03 Extent of drug misuse

Chapter 04 Types of drug misuse

Chapter 05 Explaining the drugs-crime connection

Chapter 06 The statistical association: just coincidence?

Chapter 07 The causal connection: more than coincidence?

Chapter 08 The effectiveness of interventions

Chapter 09 The nature of the solution

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95074-9

0-335-22423-7

OCLC:

476040587