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Graham, Lesley and Parkes, Tessa and McAuley, Andrew and Doi, Lawrence (2012) Alcohol problems in the criminal justice system: an opportunity for intervention. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.

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Alcohol and crime, especially violent crime, are linked. Many prisoners are incarcerated because of alcoholrelated crime. Alcohol is not permitted in prisons except for a very few exceptions, and illicit use of alcohol in prison is not a major problem. Imprisonment does, however, give an opportunity to tackle alcohol problems in prisoners, with the potential for positive effects on their families and friends and a reduction in the risk of re-offending, the costs to society and health inequalities.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, International, Report
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
Crime prevention, Policy
Date
2012
Pages
28 p.
Publisher
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Place of Publication
Copenhagen
ISBN
978 92 890 0290 5
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)

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