PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND CRIMINALITY AS A FORM OF SOCIAL CONTROL

• NCJ Number: 38806
• Journal: PATOLOGIA SPOLECZNA - ZAPOBIEGANIE Volume: 2 Dated: (1976) Pages: 104-126
• Author(s): M TOLKAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: Instyut Problematyki Przestepczosci
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Country: Poland

Annotation

A POLISH CORRECTIONAL JUDGE FOUND ALCOHOL TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CRIME CAUSE FACTOR IN 688 OF 1000 OFFENDERS WHOSE CASES HE PROCESSED IN THE COURSE OF HIS DUTIES.

Abstract

ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CRIME IN POLISH SOCIETY GENERALLY. A MAJOR CRIME PREVENTION APPROACH IS KEEPING ALCOHOL PRICES SO HIGH THAT LESS OF IT IS CONSUMED IN THE COUNTRY. --IN POLISH. SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN...TL