@article{ref1,
title="Hostility, Crime and Drug Dependence",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1977",
author="Gossop, Michael and Roy, Alec",
volume="130",
number="3",
pages="272-278",
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 MaleAdult OffenderAdult Substance UseAdult ViolenceAdult CrimeMale CrimeMale OffenderMale Substance UseMale ViolenceSubstance Use EffectsDrug Use EffectsDrug Related CrimeDrug Related ViolenceHostility EffectsCrime CausesViolence CausesOffender CharacteristicsOffender PersonalityPersonality CharacteristicsEnglandForeign Countries05-00<p />",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}