Young adults today: substance misuse and young adults in the criminal justice system
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Having a drug or alcohol problem seriously increases the chances of an offender committing further crimes. In 2010, 71% of poly-drug using offenders were reconvicted of an offence within a year of being discharged from custody1. The following document explores key facts and figures about substance misuse amongst young adult offenders, aged 18-24. It covers topics relating to alcohol misuse, drug misuse and smoking.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Brighton |
| Publisher | Young People in Focus |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Publication series
| Name | Fact file |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Young People in Focus |
| No. | 1 |
Documents
- Young-People-in-Focus-Young-Adults-in-CJS-Substance-Misuse-FACT-FILE-2011
Final published version, 468 KB, PDF document
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