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Criminals take drugs.(the Digest: Summaries of important new research)(Brief Article)
Jennifer Karberg and Doris James, "Substance Dependence, Abuse and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002," Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2005 (ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs)
Over two thirds of local jail inmates are alcohol or drug abusers, and fully 40 percent are addicted to one or both substances. Jail inmates who are substance abusers are also more likely to have a prior criminal record, and to have been homeless in the year before their offense.
Two thirds of abusers had participated in some form of treatment program, half while under correctional supervision, without success. And female inmates were even more likely to be dependent than males, by 52 percent to 44 percent.
Drug use motivates a lot of property crime. Property offenders outnumber violent criminals as substance abusers by a margin of 75 percent to 66 percent.
And drugs are more debilitating than alcohol. While 23 percent of inmates were dependent on alcohol, and 36 percent on drugs, drug abuse was more likely to lead to failure to ...
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