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Drugs-Crime Connection

Gary R. Potter

In: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy

Edited by: Mark A. R. Kleiman & James E. Hawdon

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412976961.n110

Subject: Public Policy, Drug Crimes

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Potter, G. (2011). Drugs-crime connection. In M. A. Kleiman & J. E. Hawdon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of drug policy (Vol. 1, pp. 261-262). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n110

Potter, Gary R. "Drugs-Crime Connection." In Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, edited by Mark A. Kleiman and James E. Hawdon, 261-262. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n110.

Potter, G 2011, 'Drugs-crime connection', in Kleiman, MA & Hawdon, JE (eds), Encyclopedia of drug policy, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 261-262, viewed 24 January 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n110.

Potter, Gary R. "Drugs-Crime Connection." Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. Eds. Mark A. Kleiman and James E. Hawdon. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. 261-262. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 24 Jan. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n110.

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There is undoubtedly a strong relationship between drugs and crime. Drugs are heavily implicated in a wide variety and large volume of criminal activity, although the nature of the relationship is somewhat complicated. The links between drugs and criminal behavior are manifold, and a number of theories exist that attempt to explain different aspects of the relationship. Evidence suggests that those who use drugs are generally more involved in (other) criminal activity than the non-drug using population; that those who are involved in (other) crime are more likely to use drugs than the general population; and that drug markets often overlap with, and even necessitate, other types of criminal behavior. The relationship between drugs and crime varies, with different drugs (legal and illegal) being more ...

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