Historique
Périodique
Drug use history and criminal behavior among 133 incarcerated men
(Historique de l'usage de drogues et comportement criminel parmi 133 hommes incarcérés)
Auteur(s) :
KOURI E. M. ;
POPE, H. G. ;
POWELL, K. F. ;
OLIVA P. S.
Année
1997
Page(s) :
413-419
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
12
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1997, 23, (3), 413-419
Note de contenu :
fig.
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Parmi les 133 prisonniers de cette étude, 95% sont dépendants à une ou plusieurs substances. 58 % ont déclaré quils étaient sévèrement intoxiqués par une ou plusieurs substances au moment où ils ont commis leur délit et 6 % étaient en train dabandonner lusage dune drogue. Il ny a pas de corrélation entre la nature de la substance consommée et le type de délit commis. De même, il ny a pas de corrélation entre le nombre de sujets ayant déclaré être intoxiqué au moment du délit et la nature de ce délit.
ENGLISH :
The present study investigated the relationship between crime and substance abuse in a sample of 133 consecutively evaluated male prisoners. Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, we assessed the prevalence of various forms of substance abuse in this population and attempted to judge whether substance abuse played a role in the index crime which has led to the present incarceration. In addition, we assessed whether there was a relationship between the nature of substance dependence and the type of crime committed, whether sexual, violent, or non-violent. Among the 133 prisoners, 95% obtained a diagnosis of dependence on one or more substances. Fifty-eight percent of the inmates reported that they were acutely intoxicated with one or more substances at the time they committed the index crime and an additional 6% were withdrawing from a substance at the time of the crime. There was no significant correlation between the type of substance abuse diagnosis and the type of crime committed. Similarly, there was no significant correlation between the number of individuals who reported they were intoxicated at the time of the offense and the type of crime committed. (Author' s abstract)
Parmi les 133 prisonniers de cette étude, 95% sont dépendants à une ou plusieurs substances. 58 % ont déclaré quils étaient sévèrement intoxiqués par une ou plusieurs substances au moment où ils ont commis leur délit et 6 % étaient en train dabandonner lusage dune drogue. Il ny a pas de corrélation entre la nature de la substance consommée et le type de délit commis. De même, il ny a pas de corrélation entre le nombre de sujets ayant déclaré être intoxiqué au moment du délit et la nature de ce délit.
ENGLISH :
The present study investigated the relationship between crime and substance abuse in a sample of 133 consecutively evaluated male prisoners. Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, we assessed the prevalence of various forms of substance abuse in this population and attempted to judge whether substance abuse played a role in the index crime which has led to the present incarceration. In addition, we assessed whether there was a relationship between the nature of substance dependence and the type of crime committed, whether sexual, violent, or non-violent. Among the 133 prisoners, 95% obtained a diagnosis of dependence on one or more substances. Fifty-eight percent of the inmates reported that they were acutely intoxicated with one or more substances at the time they committed the index crime and an additional 6% were withdrawing from a substance at the time of the crime. There was no significant correlation between the type of substance abuse diagnosis and the type of crime committed. Similarly, there was no significant correlation between the number of individuals who reported they were intoxicated at the time of the offense and the type of crime committed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Biol. Psychiat. Lab., McLean Hosp., 115 Mill St, Belmont, MA 02178
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.