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Alcohol use and negative affect in the offence cycle

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posted on 2003-03-01, 00:00 authored by Andrew Day, K Howells, K Heseltine, Sharon Casey
Introduction : It is commonly acknowledged that, for many offenders, alcohol use is strongly associated with criminal behaviour. The belief held by many professionals that the two phenomena are associated, probably in a causal way, has led to the inclusion of alcohol use as a ‘criminogenic need’ in many settings where rehabilitation programmes are used to reduce recidivism. However, the mechanisms and pathways involved in the alcohol–crime link remain poorly understood.

Argument and conclusion : This paper reviews the literature relating to alcohol–offending links and draws some inferences about the role of alcohol use as a criminogenic need in offender rehabilitation. It is proposed that the bi-directional relationship between alcohol use and negative affective states is important in understanding the offence cycle, and that deficits in self-regulation not only characterize both alcohol misuse and negative affect but are also implicated in the offending behaviour itself.

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Journal

Criminal behaviour and mental health

Volume

13

Issue

1

Pagination

45 - 58

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Location

London, England

ISSN

0957-9664

eISSN

1471-2857

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

Copyright notice

2003, Whurr Publishers Ltd

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