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Percentage Offenders Using Drugs Immediately Prior to Crime Commission, by Type of Drug

Source: Substance Abuse and Treatment, State and Federal Prisoners, Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, D.C.: BJS, January, 2000).

• Alcohol and Drug-defined: Violations of laws prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, distribution   or production of alcohol and illegal drugs.  Examples: Drug possession, marijuana cultivation, cocaine sales and production and other crimes involving drug and alcohol.

Types of Criminal Offenses of

Using Drug and Alcohol

• Alcohol and Drug-related: Violations of laws as a result of being under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Examples:

Criminal behavior resulting from the effects of alcohol and drugs, stealing or theft to get money to buy drugs and violence against competing drug dealers.

Types of Criminal Offenses of

Using Drug and Alcohol

Drug-using Lifestyle: A lifestyle in which the probability of involvement in illegal activity are increased because substance users

may not participate in the legitimate economy and are exposed to situations that encourage crime.

Examples:

a life orientation with a prominence on short –term goals supported by illegitimate activities, opportunities to offend resulting from contacts with offenders and illegal markets. Criminal skills learned from other

offenders.

Types of Criminal Offenses of

Using Drug and Alcohol

Adult Arrests for Drug-Law Violations

„ Does the use of illegal drugs lead to violence?OR

„ Does the prohibition of drugs lead to consumers/producers committing more (violent)

crime?

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