criminal justice
Associations between Substance Use and Type of Crime in Prisoners with Substance Use Problems
Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders. Methods...
Alcohol Problems in the Criminal Justice System: An Opportunity for Intervention
Alcohol is linked with crime, especially violent crime. Many people are incarcerated because of alcohol-related crime. Alcohol is not permitted in prisons except in a very few cases, and illicit use of alcohol in prison is not a major...
Alcohol and Criminal Justice: Costs and Consequences
Team ALPHA (Alcohol and Public Health) at Teesside University are hosting a one-day international conference focusing on alcohol and the criminal justice system at our Darlington Campus.
Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 5: Safeguarding the Community
Time to consolidate the lessons of the course’s last five instalments about treatment intended to safeguard the community, the final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. A common theme is the contradiction between treatment centred on the...
New Resources from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a number of new resources. These are aimed at those working within the criminal justice system and other environments where people in recovery from drug addiction are ready to return...
