Citation

Gossop M, Roy A. Br. J. Psychiatry 1977; 130(3): 272-278.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, Royal College of Psychiatry)

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Abstract

In a study of male addicts attending a London drug dependence unit, it was found that convicted addicts tended to score more highly on measures of hostility than non-convicted subjects. The differences in hostility between the convicted and non-convicted groups were most clearly seen on the violent crimes variable, although addicts convicted of drug-possession and of non-drug crimes were also more hostile than non-convicted subjects. It is suggested that hostility acts as a personality factor which predisposes the individual towards criminal behaviour, and that the more hostile subjects may also be more likely to be apprehended and convicted. (Abstract Adapted from Source: British Journal of Psychiatry, 1977. Copyright © 1977 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists)

Adult Male
Adult Offender
Adult Substance Use
Adult Violence
Adult Crime
Male Crime
Male Offender
Male Substance Use
Male Violence
Substance Use Effects
Drug Use Effects
Drug Related Crime
Drug Related Violence
Hostility Effects
Crime Causes
Violence Causes
Offender Characteristics
Offender Personality
Personality Characteristics
England
Foreign Countries
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