ho is addicted to drugs will commit an economic crime, they may control their drug use depending on their finances and the price of drugs.
Another form of crime related to drug use is Systemic. The crimes that is committed because drug use itself is illegal, such as disputes, possession, supply, police corruption, letting out property to cultivate, in the manufacturing of drugs where the law is challenged, other crimes can also develop, such as crimes against humanity and drug trafficking. The question is whether such crimes would be evaporated if we decriminalized illegal drugs. Systemic crimes mostly refers to violent acts, Alcohol is the main drug that is linked with this type of criminal activity – Budd 2003; Maguire and Nettleton 2003 …show more content…
Again the most likely drug used with this type of crime is alcohol. According to this model, the use of such drugs may result in violent and aggressive behaviour that may then lead onto criminal activity. Current theories explain that there is an association with alcohol and psychopharmacologically provoked criminal activity, especially those that include the act of violence. But this type of crime is also possible to be related to drugs such as cocaine, yet the likes of opiates such as heroin are less likely to be related to this model as said drugs tend to reduce the drug users aggression and violent instincts. Though withdrawal from heroin may lead to health related issues that will relate to increased violence. This pyschopharmacological link signifies that people could commit crimes or also violent crimes after using these such drugs that are perceived as an impaired judgement and self-control which alters inhibitions and perceptions. Although all drugs that have an impact on the nervous system may cause these kinds of reactions, the scientific literature suggests that some drugs are more strongly associated than others with violence of this type. Those drugs include alcohol, PCP (phencyclidine), cocaine, amphetamines and barbiturates. …show more content…
The closest link found between drug use and crime is that which occurs when those whom are addicted to illicit drugs cannot afford to pay for them. Although, with this, the relationship between them is not strong, crime is not necessarily a consequence of drug use, including those who are dependant on such drugs as heroin and cocaine. A persons association with crime may vary depending on their social, cultural or economic backgrounds, also some users may choose to openly finish their drug habit rather then resorting to crime. As well, the fact that crimes are made by drug addicts is not enough to say that crimes are committed by drug users. It is more likely that drug use intensifies and perpetuates the commission of criminal offences9. There are many other factors that can account for a person committing a crime, such as psychological and behavioural factors, as well as family, social, situational and social factors. It shows that numerous links between illicit drug use and criminal activity can be found, yet these links do not necessarily confirm that the two are related and also that those links are not spontaneous and feature variables in the complex relationship between drugs and
Another form of crime related to drug use is Systemic. The crimes that is committed because drug use itself is illegal, such as disputes, possession, supply, police corruption, letting out property to cultivate, in the manufacturing of drugs where the law is challenged, other crimes can also develop, such as crimes against humanity and drug trafficking. The question is whether such crimes would be evaporated if we decriminalized illegal drugs. Systemic crimes mostly refers to violent acts, Alcohol is the main drug that is linked with this type of criminal activity – Budd 2003; Maguire and Nettleton 2003 …show more content…
Again the most likely drug used with this type of crime is alcohol. According to this model, the use of such drugs may result in violent and aggressive behaviour that may then lead onto criminal activity. Current theories explain that there is an association with alcohol and psychopharmacologically provoked criminal activity, especially those that include the act of violence. But this type of crime is also possible to be related to drugs such as cocaine, yet the likes of opiates such as heroin are less likely to be related to this model as said drugs tend to reduce the drug users aggression and violent instincts. Though withdrawal from heroin may lead to health related issues that will relate to increased violence. This pyschopharmacological link signifies that people could commit crimes or also violent crimes after using these such drugs that are perceived as an impaired judgement and self-control which alters inhibitions and perceptions. Although all drugs that have an impact on the nervous system may cause these kinds of reactions, the scientific literature suggests that some drugs are more strongly associated than others with violence of this type. Those drugs include alcohol, PCP (phencyclidine), cocaine, amphetamines and barbiturates. …show more content…
The closest link found between drug use and crime is that which occurs when those whom are addicted to illicit drugs cannot afford to pay for them. Although, with this, the relationship between them is not strong, crime is not necessarily a consequence of drug use, including those who are dependant on such drugs as heroin and cocaine. A persons association with crime may vary depending on their social, cultural or economic backgrounds, also some users may choose to openly finish their drug habit rather then resorting to crime. As well, the fact that crimes are made by drug addicts is not enough to say that crimes are committed by drug users. It is more likely that drug use intensifies and perpetuates the commission of criminal offences9. There are many other factors that can account for a person committing a crime, such as psychological and behavioural factors, as well as family, social, situational and social factors. It shows that numerous links between illicit drug use and criminal activity can be found, yet these links do not necessarily confirm that the two are related and also that those links are not spontaneous and feature variables in the complex relationship between drugs and