Alcohol use and interpersonal violence: alcohol detected in homicide victims.

Homicide in Tours (Indre-et-Loire, France): A four-year review

“…It has often been suggested that alcohol consumption is a risk factor for becoming a homicide victim or assailant. [26][27][28] In fact alcohol could not be positively correlated with the rate of homicide.…”

Geographic association of liquor licenses and gunshot wounds in Chicago

“…Nearly 50% of homicide victims and up to two thirds of offenders consumed alcohol before the criminal event. [8][9][10][11] Both male-to-female and female-to-male intimate partner violence has been associated with alcohol consumption. 12 Prior studies suggest that the pharmacological effects of alcohol, including disinhibition, increased emotional lability, and reduced cognitive functioning, result in the drug's strong association with violence at the individual level.…”

Analyse spatiale des crimes commis sur la rue à l’intérieur des marchés de drogues

“…Tandis que les contrevenants refusent souvent d'affirmer que leur consommation de drogues ait entraîné directement leurs actions malheureuses (voir Johnson et al, 1986;Carpenter et al, 1988), certaines drogues auraient un rôle pharmacologique dans la genèse du comportement violent (Goldstein, 1985 ;McBride, 1981 ;Goodman et al, 1986 ;Felson et Steadman, 1983). En outre, la sur-représentation de la criminalité aux endroits où un grand nombre de vendeurs de drogues sont identifiés 16 concorde aisément avec l'éclairage que nous apporte la théorie des activités quotidiennes (routine activity approach) sur les comportements criminels (voir Cohen et Felson, 1979).…”