Methamphetamine dependence and domestic violence among police detainees
Morgan, Anthony
Methamphetamine dependence and domestic violence among police detainees Anthony Morgan and Alex Gannoni - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2020 - electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 588, February 2020
This study explores the relationship between methamphetamine dependence and domestic violence among male police detainees interviewed as part of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program.
Detainees who were dependent on methamphetamine reported high rates of domestic violence. They were significantly more likely to have been violent towards an intimate partner in the previous 12 months than detainees who used methamphetamine but were not dependent. Similar patterns were observed for detainees who reported cannabis dependence. Attitudes minimising the impact of violence were also associated with an increased likelihood of domestic violence.
The results illustrate the importance of integrated responses that address the co-occurrence of substance use disorders and domestic violence, and the underlying risk factors for both harmful behaviours. (Authors' abstract). Record #6564
CANNABIS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DRUG ABUSE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
METHAMPHETAMINE
PERPETRATORS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AUSTRALIA
Methamphetamine dependence and domestic violence among police detainees Anthony Morgan and Alex Gannoni - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2020 - electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 588, February 2020
This study explores the relationship between methamphetamine dependence and domestic violence among male police detainees interviewed as part of the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program.
Detainees who were dependent on methamphetamine reported high rates of domestic violence. They were significantly more likely to have been violent towards an intimate partner in the previous 12 months than detainees who used methamphetamine but were not dependent. Similar patterns were observed for detainees who reported cannabis dependence. Attitudes minimising the impact of violence were also associated with an increased likelihood of domestic violence.
The results illustrate the importance of integrated responses that address the co-occurrence of substance use disorders and domestic violence, and the underlying risk factors for both harmful behaviours. (Authors' abstract). Record #6564
CANNABIS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DRUG ABUSE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
METHAMPHETAMINE
PERPETRATORS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AUSTRALIA