Association between the types of offence, demographic profile, and level of intoxication among substance abusing violent offenders in a Nigerian prison

The association between substance use and criminality can be deduced from the acknowledgment of the increase of what are commonly called drug-defined offences, and those offences committed while under the influence of drug and/or alcohol. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of subs...

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Main Authors: Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u, Francis John Davou, Micheal Tekura Agbir, Friday Philip Tungchama, Yusufu Taru Maigari, Taiwo James Obindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2017;volume=3;issue=3;spage=132;epage=138;aulast=Armiya'u