Homicides committed by abusers of alcohol and illicit drugs
Abstract This paper concerns 52 abusers of alcohol and 19 abusers of illicit drugs who had committed a homicide in northern Sweden between 1970 and 1981 or in Stockholm between 1971 and 1980. Twenty‐three individuals were found guilty of murder, 21 of manslaughter and 27 of assault and causing anoth...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01785.x 2024-06-02T08:12:10+00:00 Homicides committed by abusers of alcohol and illicit drugs LINDQVIST, PER 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01785.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1360-0443.1991.tb01785.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01785.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor British Journal of Addiction volume 86, issue 3, page 321-326 ISSN 0952-0481 2056-5178 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01785.x 2024-05-03T10:47:21Z Abstract This paper concerns 52 abusers of alcohol and 19 abusers of illicit drugs who had committed a homicide in northern Sweden between 1970 and 1981 or in Stockholm between 1971 and 1980. Twenty‐three individuals were found guilty of murder, 21 of manslaughter and 27 of assault and causing another's death. The study group was characterized by a high prevalence of personality disorders, alcohol‐induced brain damages and social derangement. Alcohol intoxication during the acts was seen in all cases of alcohol abusing offenders. Most of the victims were abusers themselves, were (ex‐)partners or acquaintances of the offenders and had been drinking together with their killer. Homicides where the victim seemed to have been the prime aggressor constituted almost half of all instances. The homicides committed by abusers of illicit drugs were characterized by less intimacy and the offenders were often considerably younger than their victims. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Wiley Online Library British Journal of Addiction 86 3 321 326 |
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Abstract This paper concerns 52 abusers of alcohol and 19 abusers of illicit drugs who had committed a homicide in northern Sweden between 1970 and 1981 or in Stockholm between 1971 and 1980. Twenty‐three individuals were found guilty of murder, 21 of manslaughter and 27 of assault and causing another's death. The study group was characterized by a high prevalence of personality disorders, alcohol‐induced brain damages and social derangement. Alcohol intoxication during the acts was seen in all cases of alcohol abusing offenders. Most of the victims were abusers themselves, were (ex‐)partners or acquaintances of the offenders and had been drinking together with their killer. Homicides where the victim seemed to have been the prime aggressor constituted almost half of all instances. The homicides committed by abusers of illicit drugs were characterized by less intimacy and the offenders were often considerably younger than their victims. |
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