CJ 4002 Lecture 9: drugs notes 9 02/23

• School: Temple University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 4002
• Professor: Steven Belenko

Document Summary

Subcultural theory - drugs and crime linked to a lifestyle. Effects of social disorganization on both drug use and crime. Drug use may in uence one or more components of this (motivated offender, suitable target, capable guardian) Paul goldstein"s tripartite conceptual framework of drugs and violence. Psychopharmacological - drugs and violence are strongly connected. Economic-implosive - drug users need money to maintain their drug dependence. In the course of committing acquisitive crimes to acquire money to buy drugs, users engage in behavior (such as robbery and burglary) that can turn violent. Thursday, february 23, 2017 formal structures or mechanisms to resolve disputes among dealers or between dealers and their customers. Goldstein"s nyc homicide study: 38% of male homicides related to drug activity. Most were related to systemic violence around drug dealing. This research helped dispel myths about drug-crazed crack violence. Other factor(s) - drug use and crime. Association - there is a statistical association between drug use and crime.