Drugs and Crime: A Complex Relationship. Third revised and expanded edition

Author:   Serge Brochu (Full Professor, Université de Montréal’s École de criminologie) ,  Natacha Brunelle (Full Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) ,  Chantal Plourde (Full Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) ,  Julie da Silva
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
Edition:   3rd edition
ISBN:  

9780776626321


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   13 March 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Concevoir la question des drogues illicites en dehors de leur contexte criminel est difficile. Certaines questions reviennent immanquablement : prendre de la drogue pousse-t-il vraiment a la delinquance ? Existe-t-il des drogues aux proprietes criminogenes ? Pourquoi un toxicomane se tourne-t-il vers la criminalite ? Quelles sont les meilleures facons d'intervenir aupres des personnes qui ont de graves problemes de consommation ? Cette troisieme edition presente la relation complexe entre drogue et criminalite, evitant les enonces sommaires qui voudraient que l'usage de substances psychoactives mene necessairement au crime. Elle met ainsi en lumiere les contextes politiques et legaux lies aux drogues et fait une synthese exceptionnelle des resultats de la recherche des vingt dernieres annees. Les auteurs rendent compte de l'importance accrue qu'on accorde desormais aux usagers de drogues illicites ainsi qu'aux personnes dependantes et ils decrivent les differentes formes d'aide qui leur sont proposees.Ce livre est publie en anglais.-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.This book is published in English.

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Author:   Serge Brochu (Full Professor, Université de Montréal’s École de criminologie) ,  Natacha Brunelle (Full Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) ,  Chantal Plourde (Full Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) ,  Julie da Silva
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
Imprint:   University of Ottawa Press
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.329kg
ISBN:  

9780776626321


ISBN 10:   0776626329
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   13 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you.
Language:   English

Table of Contents

"List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION Illegal Psychoactive Substances in Canada Drug Use and Criminal Behaviour CHAPTER 1 Links Between Drugs and Crime in Facts and Figures Youth Adults Justice-involved Individuals Drugs in Prison Substance-dependent Individuals CHAPTER 2 Drugs: A Detailed Criminogenic Profile Selected Important Definitions Intoxication and Criminal Behaviour Cannabinoids Stimulants Cocaine Amphetamine-type Stimulants Benzodiazepines Heroin and Other Opioids Hallucinogens Drug Interactions Victimization While Under the Influence of a Psychoactive Substance The Role of Intoxication Dependence and Criminal Behaviour How Users Support Their Habit Crime as an Income-generating Activity Acquisitive Crime Trafficking Other Lucrative Criminal Activities Links Between Dependence and Criminal Activity CHAPTER 3 The Legal and Political Landscape  The Road to Repression Globalization of Trade Prohibition The War on Drugs Action Against Drug Producers Action Against Drug Importers and Distributors Action Against Users Europe The Netherlands Portugal The Americas The United States Uruguay Canada Different Concepts and Approaches Normalizing the Relationship With Users CHAPTER 4 Proximal and Distal Models: A Static Conceptualization Proximal Elements Goldstein’s Tripartite Model The Psychopharmacological Model The Economic-Compulsive Model The Systemic Model Non–Mutually Exclusive Types of Crime The Inverse Proximal Model Distal Elements CHAPTER 5 Trajectories: A Dynamic Conceptualization The Evolving Drug–Crime Relationship Deviant Trajectories Experimentation and Occasional Use Frequent Use Regular Use Addiction Factors That Influence the Progression and Maintenance of Deviant Trajectories The Substance Itself Income Environment Traumatic Events Reduction, Cessation, and Interruption Peer Pressure Internal Pressure Organizational Pressure Deviant Environment Pressures Women’s Distinctive Trajectory CHAPTER 6 Deviant Lifestyles: An Integrated Conceptualization The Integrative Model Risk Factors Deviant Lifestyles Degrees of Permeation Stages of Progression CHAPTER 7 Treating Addicts in the Criminal Justice System Access to Treatment Punishment or Rehabilitation? ""Nothing Works” The Punitive Post-Martinson Era “What Works?” Treating Drug Dependence in Offenders Drug Courts Post-sentencing Treatment Cognitive-Behavioural Programs Therapeutic Communities and Boot Camps Peer Support and Twelve-Step Groups Methadone Maintenance Programs Motivational Interviewing Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Ingredients for Treatment Success Screening and Assessment Personalized Plans Relapse Prevention Motivation  Judicial Pressure  The Therapeutic Relationship Adequate Treatment Duration Aftercare Extension of Social Control The Real Client Boundaries and Bridges  Conclusion  The Drug–Crime Relationship Who? Why? What? How Can Society Intervene? Implementing Appropriate Policies Providing Suitable Care References Authors and Translator"

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Serge Brochu, Ph. D. psychologie, est professeur titulaire l'cole de criminologie de l'Universit de Montral et prsident honoraire de la Socit internationale de criminologie de mme que prsident de l'Association des intervenants en dpendance du Qubec (AIDQ). Il est chercheur rgulier au Groupe de recherche et intervention sur les substances psychoactives-Qubec (RISQ) et au Centre international de criminologie compare (CICC). Il est le directeur scientifique de l'Institut universitaire sur les dpendances (IUD).

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