TY - JOUR

T1 - Drug and Alcohol-Related Crime Among University Students

AU - Holloway, Katharine

AU - Bennett, Trevor

PY - 2018/5/2

Y1 - 2018/5/2

N2 - Objectives: The aim of the paper is to determine the approximate prevalence of drug and alcohol-related crime among university students in 7 universities in the UK and to assess whether there are differences between substance users who offend and substance users who do not offend.Methods: Seven of the nine universities in Wales in the UK participated in a survey of drug use among students during the academic year 2015-2016. In total, 7,855 students submitted a questionnaire. Results: The results of the study show that 10 per cent of students who used drugs and about the same percentage that used alcohol had committed substance-related crimes in the current academic year. The most prolific offenders (in relation to both drug and alcohol-related offending) were: males, students in their first year at university, those who frequently went out to socialise, and those in poor physical or mental health. Conclusions: The paper proposes that preventative interventions should address the problem of alcohol and drug-related crime and its consequences.

AB - Objectives: The aim of the paper is to determine the approximate prevalence of drug and alcohol-related crime among university students in 7 universities in the UK and to assess whether there are differences between substance users who offend and substance users who do not offend.Methods: Seven of the nine universities in Wales in the UK participated in a survey of drug use among students during the academic year 2015-2016. In total, 7,855 students submitted a questionnaire. Results: The results of the study show that 10 per cent of students who used drugs and about the same percentage that used alcohol had committed substance-related crimes in the current academic year. The most prolific offenders (in relation to both drug and alcohol-related offending) were: males, students in their first year at university, those who frequently went out to socialise, and those in poor physical or mental health. Conclusions: The paper proposes that preventative interventions should address the problem of alcohol and drug-related crime and its consequences.

KW - university students

KW - drug misuse

KW - alcohol misuse

KW - criminal behaviour

KW - university

KW - student

KW - crime

U2 - 10.1177/0306624X18769601

DO - 10.1177/0306624X18769601

M3 - Article

C2 - 29717918

VL - 62

SP - 4489

EP - 4509

JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

SN - 0306-624X

IS - 14

ER -