Description
Discussing illegal drugs without taking into account its criminal context is a difficult proposition. Certain questions come back repeatedly: Does doing drugs really lead to delinquency? Do some drugs have criminal properties? Why would a drug addict turn to crime? What are the best methods of intervention in dealing with individuals who have serious drug habits?
The third edition of Drogue et criminalite : Une relation complexe (Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal), translated here for the first time in English, presents an overview of the complex relationship between drugs and crime, avoids cursory affirmations to the effect that psychoactive substance use necessarily leads to crime. It also sheds light on the political and legislative contexts tied to drugs and offers an exceptional synthesis of the research literature of the past 20 years. The authors also discuss the increased attention to illegal drug users and people with addictions and describe the different supports that are available to them.
Published in English.
About the Author
Serge Brochu, Ph.D. Psychology, is Full Professor at Universite de Montreal's Ecole de criminologie, Honorary President of the International Society for Criminology, and President of the Association des intervenants en dependance du Quebec (AIDQ). He is a researcher at the Groupe de recherche et intervention sur les substances psychoactives-Quebec (RISQ) and at the Centre international de criminologie comparee (CICC). He is also the scientific director of the Institut universitaire sur les dependances (IUD).
Book Information
ISBN 9780776626321
Author Serge Brochu
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint University of Ottawa Press
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Weight(grams) 329g
