NCJ Number
2278
Date Published
1972
Length
30 pages
Annotation
TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL PROBLEMS ARE SHOWN AS LEADING TO A DECREASE IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME.
Abstract
HISTORICAL BASIS FOR CONSIDERING ALCOHOL ABUSE AN ILLNESS RATHER THAN A CRIME, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND CRIME, VARIOUS DETOXIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND CURRENT TRENDS IN TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS. SPECIFIC MENTION OF ST. LOUIS DETOXIFICATION CENTER, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROGRAM, AND THE VERA INSTITUTE BOWERY PROGRAM.