Drug and Alcohol Use Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2008–2018 – Statistical Tables
Date Published
July 2023
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U.S. Department of Justice ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 202/307-0784 FOUR IN TEN CRIMINAL OFFENDERS REPORT ALCOHOL AS A FACTOR IN VIOLENCE But Alcohol-Related Deaths and Consumption in Decline WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Although alcohol consumption and alcohol-related deaths are in decline, alcohol abuse is still linked to a large percentage of criminal offenses, the Justice Department's Bureau of...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1998 202/307-0784 ALMOST HALF OF ALL PROBATIONERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WHEN COMMITTING THEIR OFFENSE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost half of the men and women on probation in the United States were under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at the time of their criminal offense...