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Drug-Related Homicide

The Drug-Violence Nexus
 

One of the most worrying manifestations of drug markets is serious violence and homicide. Drug violence can be classified as psychopharmacological (in which there is a direct relationship between drugs and violence, in that the violent crime is committed by an individual under the influence of drugs), economic-compulsive (in which there is an indirect relationship between drugs and violence, in that economically oriented violent crime is committed in order to support costly drug use) or systemic (crime resulting from the aggressive patterns of interaction that occur within the system of drug markets). Addressing drug-related homicide (DRH) is important as homicides are very severe events that affect individuals, families and communities.

In a series of reports and articles, together with the EMCDDA, we seek to shed light on the drug-violence nexus.
Resources

Selected reports:
  • 2018 DRH Data and Literature Overview
  • 2019 DRH Pilot Study​
  • 2020 DRH Protocol

Selected publications:
  • De Bont, Groshkova, Cunningham & Liem (2018) 'Drug-related homicide in Europe—First review of data and sources' International Journal of Drug Policy, 56,  137-143.
  • Groshkova, Liem, Cunningham, Sedefov & Griffiths (2021) 'Drug-related violence: Will COVID-19 drive better data for safer and more secure EU?' International Journal of Drug Policy, 93.
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