SOC 325L Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Disabilities Affecting Intellectual Abilities, Executive Functions, Personality Disorder
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Understanding crime involves understanding the variety of deficits, disorders, and impairments that play key roles in criminality. These are not excuses, but often are reasons or facilitators. 27 million americans 12 years of age and older are current users of illicit drugs. This is nearly 10 percent of the u. s. population. Of those, 60 million are binge drinkers and 17 million are heavy drinkers. We have a substance abuse problem in this country 21. 5 million with a sud. Statistics confirm that the prevalence rates of substance abuse among those in the justice system are six to eight times the prevalence in the general population. The vast majority (80%) of criminal offenders in the justice system abuse drugs and/or alcohol. The basis for the disease model of substance abuse is found in neuroscientific research on how and to what extent ingestion of drugs or alcohol impacts the brain and brain function.
