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| Substance use relates to recidivism: study |
| By xinhuanet.com |
| Published: 09/09/2013 |
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VANCOUVER, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Offenders with mental disorders are not as strongly associated with repeating crime as may be commonly thought, but offenders with substance use do have higher odds of recidivism, according to a new Canadian study. The study, published earlier this week in the American Psychological Association's Journal Psychology, Public Policy and Law, was based on a two-year research of more than 31,000 offenders in the Canadian province of British Columbia. According to researchers, abundant research confirms a high prevalence of substance use and mental disorders in correctional samples as the causes that lead to recidivism. However, it is still unclear how these two reasons contribute to the risk of repeat offending. Read More. |
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