Furey, Maeve and Browne, Colm (2003) Opiate use and related criminal activity in Ireland 2000 & 2001. Templemore: Garda Research Unit.
The purpose of the study was to examine the links between opiate use and acquisitive crime throughout the state. The study was a collaborative exercise involving representatives of An Garda Síochána, the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and the National Crime Council. The study found that:
Opiate users known to the Gardaí were responsible for 28% of detected crimes examined between 1/1/2000 and 31/12/2001 and
Opiate users were responsible for 14% of the cost of crime examined during this period
The authors compare the rsults of this suvey with the results of a previous study by Eamonn Keogh (Garda Research Unit) Illicit
drug use and related criminal activity in the Dublin Metropolitan area.
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime > Substance related crime
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Justice / enforcement agency > Police (Garda)
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
T Demographic characteristics > Early school Leaver
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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