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drinking and crime  

Definition

  • The existence of a relationship between alcohol consumption (drinking) and criminal behavior has been acknowledged for decades by the public at large and by policy makers and researchers in particular. The precise nature of this relationship, however, has not been identified. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Drinking and Crime]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZXZ8LPM0-F

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