Original research
by
Young, Matthew M. et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
Canada
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Building upon an existing methodology and conceptual framework for estimating the association between the use of substances and crime, we calculated attributable fractions that estimate the proportion of crimes explained by alcohol and six other categories of psychoactive substances.
Findings/Key points
If I'm reading this right, some 17% of violent crimes and 25% of nonviolent crimes with Federal sentences happened because people didn't have an accessible, safe, affordable, legal drug supply
Design/methods
Surveys of Canadian men (n = 27 803) and women (n = 1335) offenders who began serving a custodial sentence in a Canadian federal correctional institution between 2006 and 2016.
Keywords
Evidence base
Policy/Regulatory
Safer supply
Decriminalization/legalization
Advocacy
Crime
Legal system/law enforcement
Illegal drugs
