Alcohol: The Aggression Elixir? …possibility that it is not the pharmacological properties of alcohol that facilitate aggression but the mere belief that alcohol has been consumed. Placebo manipulations involve giving a nonalcohol beverage and…
Distinctive Characteristics of Marital Violence …In general, gender effects do not depend on the victim’s relationship to the offender. We also examined the role of alcohol intoxication in different types of violent incidents (Felson, Burchfield,…
Low Serotonin, Cholesterol, and Violent Behavior …violence in institutionalized criminals; and “meta-analyses” (pooled analyses) of clinical trials comparing cholesterol-lowering drugs to placebo, in which the cause of death was stated. In addition to findings in humans,…
Drugs, Violence, and National Honor: British Foreign Policy and the Opium Crisis, 1833–1840 The first Opium War (1840–1842) was a defining moment in Anglo-Chinese relations, and since the 1840s the histories of its origins have tended to be straightforward narratives suggesting that the…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …Barbara C. Leigh (Epidemiology, University of Washington, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute). Drinking and Crime: A Case-Crossover Analysis Lianjiang Li (Political Science, Hong Kong Baptist University). Local Government Violence and…
“Why Do People of Color Have to Go to Extremes to Save their Kids?” A Conversation with Joseph Richardson …no drugs out here.” During COVID, it became harder to get drugs. The drug market was drying up in the city, which has an impact on people that were surviving…
“Social Disruptions Reveal Who We Are”: A Conversation with Jeffrey Butts …Justice at the Urban Institute, and as senior research associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice. He began his career as a drug and alcohol counselor. In recent years,…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …of the Central Illinois Valley Froylan Enciso Higuera (History, SUNY: Stony Brook). Made in Sinaloa: From the Regional to the Global History of the Mexican War on Drugs, 1909-1985 Jared…
Kidnapping in Colombia …such as Tupamaros and Montoneros. The relationship between drug activities and kidnapping has been quite complex. First, drugs facilitated the replacement of a few foreigners paying huge ransoms—the typical set-up…
Operation Fly Trap: Police Suppression and Gang Violence …I reviewed the causes of death for gang members in the two neighborhoods. Drugs did play a role occasionally, but were by no means the only cause of gang violence….
