Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance
- The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Compliance as the Interaction between Rules and Behavior
- Part I Compliance Concepts and Approaches
- Part II Deterrence and Incapacitation
- Part III Incentives
- Part IV Legitimacy and Social Norms
- Part V Capacity and Opportunity
- 32 Do People Know the Law? Empirical Evidence about Legal Knowledge and Its Implications for Compliance
- 33 Self-Control and Offending
- 34 Substance Abuse, Self-Control and Crime
- 35 The Opportunity Approach to Compliance
- Part VI Compliance and Cognition
- Part VII Management and Organizational Processes
- Part VIII Measuring and Evaluating Compliance
- Part IX Analysis of Particular Fields
- References
34 - Substance Abuse, Self-Control and Crime
from Part V - Capacity and Opportunity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance
- The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Compliance as the Interaction between Rules and Behavior
- Part I Compliance Concepts and Approaches
- Part II Deterrence and Incapacitation
- Part III Incentives
- Part IV Legitimacy and Social Norms
- Part V Capacity and Opportunity
- 32 Do People Know the Law? Empirical Evidence about Legal Knowledge and Its Implications for Compliance
- 33 Self-Control and Offending
- 34 Substance Abuse, Self-Control and Crime
- 35 The Opportunity Approach to Compliance
- Part VI Compliance and Cognition
- Part VII Management and Organizational Processes
- Part VIII Measuring and Evaluating Compliance
- Part IX Analysis of Particular Fields
- References
Summary
Abstract: This chapter reviews whether substance abuse can reduce capacity for compliance. It examines scientific findings on the links among substance abuse, self-control and (criminal) behaviour. Research findings indicate that substance abuse may negatively affect levels of self-control and cause increases in impulsive behaviour. These increases in impulsivity can in turn be linked to criminal behaviour. Moreover, substance abuse is associated with increases in violent behaviour. However, there is variability among substance abusers, and situational factors such as social environment or criminal opportunity play a major role. Rather than merely focusing on people’s personal guilt in substance abuse-related misconduct and crimes, the chapter advocates focusing on correcting future behaviour and recommends the implementation of treatment programmes aimed at improving self-control of substance-abusing offenders.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance , pp. 499 - 515Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021