@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol use and negative affect in the offence cycle",
journal="Criminal behaviour and mental health",
year="2003",
author="Day, Andrew and Howells, Kevin and Heseltine, Karen and Casey, Sharon",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="45-58",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: It is commonly acknowledged that, for many offenders, alcohol use is strongly associated with criminal behaviour. The belief held by many professionals that the two phenomena are associated, probably in a causal way, has led to the inclusion of alcohol use as a 'criminogenic need' in many settings where rehabilitation programmes are used to reduce recidivism. However, the mechanisms and pathways involved in the alcohol crime link remain poorly understood. ARGUMENT AND CONCLUSION: This paper reviews the literature relating to alcohol offending links and draws some inferences about the role of alcohol use as a criminogenic need in offender rehabilitation. It is proposed that the bi-directional relationship between alcohol use and negative affective states is important in understanding the offence cycle, and that deficits in self-regulation not only characterize both alcohol misuse and negative affect but are also implicated in the offending behaviour itself.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-9664",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}