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Chapter 10

References from the book:

Bennett, T. and Holloway, K. (2005) Understanding Drugs, Alcohol and Crime. Buckingham: Open University Press.
This text provides a succinct overview of current theory and research on the links between drugs, alcohol, and crime.

Dingwall, G. (2006) Alcohol and Crime. Cullompton: Willan Publishing.
This text seeks to understand the nature of the connection between alcohol and crime, and the way the criminal justice system responds to the problem.

Hammersley, R. (2008) Drugs & Crime. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Challenging simplistic and misguided thinking about drugs and crime, this text argues that the relationship between drug problems and crime needs to be examined in their complex social and psychological contexts.

Simpson, M., Shildrick, T., and MacDonald, R. (eds) (2007) Drugs in Britain: Supply, Consumption and Control. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
An edited collection which explores the distribution and consumption of illicit drugs and debates surrounding the policing of drugs and the care and control of drug users.

South, N. (2007) ‘Drugs, Alcohol and Crime’ in M. Maguire, R. Morgan, and R. Reiner (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (4th edn). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
This chapter covers similar ground to the chapter you have just read, but offers a more detailed discussion of trends in drug and alcohol use and strategies to tackle both the demand for, and supply of, drugs.

Further references:

Aust, R. et al (2002) Prevalence of Drug Use: Key Findings from the 2001/2 British Crime Survey, Home Office Research Findings 182, London: Home Office. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/r182.pdf

Bean, P. (2002) Drugs and Crime. Cullompton, Devon: Willan.
A focus on the links between drugs and crime, covering many of the issues outlined in this chapter.

Berridge, V. (1999) Opium and the People. London: Free Association.

Blackman, S. (2004) Chilling Out: The Cultural Politics of Substance Consumption, Youth and Drug Policy, Buckingham: Open University Press.
Berridge and Blackman’s books take a look at the culture of drug use.

Condon, J. and Smith, N. (2003) Prevalence of Drug Use: Key Findings from the 2002/2003 British Crime Survey, Findings 229, London: Home Office. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/r229.pdf

Parker, H. (1996). Young adult offenders, alcohol and criminological cul-de-sacs. British Journal of Criminology, 36 (2): 282-298.

Parker, H. et al (1998) Illegal Leisure: The Normalisation of Adolescent Drug Use, London: Routledge.
Parker’s texts analyse the links between young people, crime and drug use.

Sharp, C.  Baker, P. Goulden, C. Ramsay, M. and Sondhi, A. (2001) Drug Misuse Declared in 2000: Key Results from the British Crime Survey, Findings 149. London: Home Office.

Shiner, M. and Newburn, T. (1997) ‘Definitely, Maybe Not? The Normalisation of Adolescent Recreational Drug Use’, Sociology, 31, 3, 511-529.
As the title suggests, an interesting analysis of young people and recreational drug use.