Substance Abuse Assignment 5
Research on drug addiction makes it plain it is a disease. At the
same time, possession of the drugs is illegal and therefore a
crime. As drug addictions rise and convictions for drug use and
other drug-related crimes lead to prison overcrowding, what is the
solution?
In preparation for this discussion, review the videos from this unit’s
studies and Chapter 16 of your course text. In this chapter, you will
read about the tripartite conceptual model proposed by Paul
Goldstein (1985). Goldstein identifies three main types of drugrelated crime: (1) psychopharmacological driven crime, (2)
systemic crime, and (3) economically compulsive crime.
Instructions
In your main post:
Provide two specific examples of the behaviors of criminals that
may be associated with an offender’s substance abuse.
Identify each example as one of the tripartite conceptual model
types of drug-related crimes.
Explain whether the criminals in your examples should be sent to
a regular court and be jailed or sent to drug court and receive
treatment.
Support your decisions with professional and scholarly resource
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