NCJ Number
88213
Journal
British Journal of Addiction Volume: 77 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1982) Pages: 399-413
Date Published
1982
Length
15 pages
Annotation
A study of 100 men from a Scottish prison found that assailants were more likely to have consumed alcohol at the time of the offense than the nonviolent offenders.
Abstract
Fifty respondents (the assailants) were convicted of violent crimes, and 50 (the control group) had been convicted of nonviolent crimes. The discrepancies which were found support previous findings that alcohol consumption at the time of the offense is associated with violent crime. The relationship, however, cannot be explained simply by the 'intoxicating' effect of alcohol. A pattern of regular heavy drinking was evident among both subgroups. Tables, graphs, footnotes, and 33 references are included. (Author abstract modified)