Demographic Factors, Forensic Profile, Substance Abuse and Crime in Violent Offenders at a Maximum Security Prison in North Central Nigeria by Alina Perez in JFCSI - Juniper Publishers
The link between alcohol/drugs and violent criminal behavior is well documented, with alcohol/drug abusing behaviors connecting to crime in many ways. Crime is not only related to the possession or sell of illegal drugs, but also to drug related behavioral effects such as violence [1]. Alcohol/drug abuse has been implicated with offences directly related to drug abuse [2], or to life style that predisposes the drug abuser to engage in illegal activities [3].
Individuals who abuse alcohol/drugs are more likely to commit crimes including violent crimes, which are committed by such individuals who had abused alcohol/drugs either prior to offence or at the time of committing such offence [1].
The pharmacological properties of alcohol/drugs can be of effect to an individual particularly when taken at a high dose. It might inhibit and lead to impulsivity, aggression, abusiveness, argumentativeness, agitation and grandiosity in the abuser, which ultimately results in the impairment of judgment and violent crimes.
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