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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.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
Opioid
Intervention Type
Crime prevention
Date
2003
Call No
MM2.2, BL, VH4.2
Pages
vii, 8
Publisher
Garda Research Unit
Place of Publication
Templemore
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 2548 (Available)

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