Introduction: Exploring the Substance Abuse -- Violence Connection (From Drugs and Violence: Causes, Correlates, and Consequences, P 1-7, 1990, Mario De La Rosa, Elizabeth Y Lambert, Bernard Gropper, eds. -- See NCJ-128781)

• NCJ Number: 128782
• Author(s): M De La Rosa; E Y Lambert; B Gropper
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; Superintendent of Documents
• Publication Type: Literature Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper summarizes previous research efforts focusing on the relationships between drug abuse and violence and summarizes the 12 additional research papers contained in the same monograph.

Abstract

The analysis notes that links between alcohol abuse and violence have been recognized for many years. However, new varieties of violence have emerged in relation to the abuse and distribution of crack cocaine and have included apparently random homicides of people involved in drug dealing. Recent research has also distinguished between violence among drug traffickers, violent crimes committed to obtain money for drugs, and violence committed under the influence of drugs. The individual papers focus on violence in crack distribution networks in New York City and Detroit; correlations between drug abuse and domestic violence; issues related to gangs and juvenile delinquency; the relationship between prostitution, drugs, and violence; the limitations of police data on these issues; and Goldstein's tripartite model of the links between drugs and violence. Author addresses