LEADER 03196oam 2200649I 450 001 9910784689903321 005 20230617040356.0 010 $a1-280-95074-9 010 $a0-335-22423-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000361550 035 $a(EBL)287891 035 $a(OCoLC)476040587 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264333 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227577 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264333 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10284228 035 $a(PQKB)10976908 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC287891 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL287891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10161331 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL95074 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000361550 100 $a20050131d2005 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#---uuuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnderstanding drugs, alcohol and crime /$fTrevor Bennett and Katy Holloway 210 1$aMaidenhead, England ;$aNew York, NY :$cOpen University Press,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages) 225 1 $aCrime and justice 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-335-21257-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 01 The nature of the problem -- Chapter 02Policy context: from defining to reducing harm -- Chapter 03 Extent of drug misuse -- Chapter 04 Types of drug misuse -- Chapter 05 Explaining the drugs-crime connection -- Chapter 06 The statistical association: just coincidence? -- Chapter 07 The causal connection: more than coincidence? -- Chapter 08 The effectiveness of interventions -- Chapter 09 The nature of the solution -- References -- Index 330 $aThe book provides a succinct overview of current theory and research on the links between drugs, alcohol use and crime. It discusses the legal and social context of drug and alcohol use and identifies current levels of consumption. Focusing on the UK context, it also takes into account international research where appropriate. Detailed review of the research literature on the connections between drug use and crime. Examines the current government anti-drugs policy and assesses the effectiveness of programmes that have been used to reduce drug and alcohol-related crime. The book concludes that 410 0$aCrime and justice (Buckingham, England) 606 $aDrug abuse and crime$zGreat Britain 606 $aAlcoholism and crime$zGreat Britain 606 $aDrug abuse$xGovernment policy$zGreat Britain 606 $aAlcoholism$xGovernment policy$zGreat Britain 615 0$aDrug abuse and crime 615 0$aAlcoholism and crime 615 0$aDrug abuse$xGovernment policy 615 0$aAlcoholism$xGovernment policy 676 $a362.29 700 $aBennett$b Trevor$01152453 702 $aHolloway$b Katy 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bStDnUAD 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784689903321 996 $aUnderstanding drugs, alcohol and crime$93726907 997 $aUNINA