TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Hostility, Crime and Drug Dependence
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Gossop, Michael
A1  - Roy, Alec
SP  - 272
EP  - 278
VL  - 130
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 05-00<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -