Themes in sentencing young adults charged with serious violent crime involving alcohol and other drugs

The majority of young people in custody have alcohol and other drug problems and over 90% report past-year experiences of high-risk drinking and illicit drug use. Despite a strong link between drug use and violent offending, there is a dearth of information about how this relationship plays out in s...

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Main Author: Lawler, Siobhan M. (Author)
Contributors: Teesson, Maree ; Barrett, Emma L. ; Bright, David A. ; Stapinski, Lexine A.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 411-432
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Alcohol and drug
Imprisonment
Intoxication
Rehabilitation
Sentencing
Violence
Violent offending
Young Adult