The statistical association between drug misuse and crime: A meta-analysis

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-118

  Bennett, Trevor ^a   Holloway, Katy ^a   Farrington, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Crack; Crime; Drugs; Heroin; Robbery

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CRIME; DRUG MISUSE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 43049098186     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2008.02.001     Document Type: Review

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