@article{ref1,
title="Drunkenness, a "special circumstance" in crimes of violence: sometimes",
journal="International journal of the addictions",
year="1975",
author="Sobell, L. C. and Sobell, M. B.",
volume="10",
number="5",
pages="869-882",
abstract="A preliminary investigation into belief systems of the public about interactions between drunkenness and crime is reported. Fifty respondents, randomly selected, were interviewed first about their beliefs regarding the &quot;effects of alcohol&quot; along three dimensions--control, responsibility, and accountability. Second, they were asked to consider whether being legally drunk when committing a violent crime constitutes a &quot;special circumstance&quot; deserving other than the usual penalty. Three other possible contributing factors were also examined to determine their relationship to drunkenness as a &quot;special circumstance&quot;--premeditation, alcoholism, and recidivism. Two preliminary conclusions are suggested: (1) it appears that many members of the public still view alcohol abuse as an associated criminal offense, and (2) respondnets' beliefs about the &quot;effects of alcohol&quot; do not demonstrate a rational consistency as relates to penalty judgments concerning violent crimes committed by drunken individuals. This finding is, in part, consistent wtih Linsky's earlier work.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-773X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}