ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Alcohol and Drug Use Among Convicted Serial Homicide Perpetrators.
- Scott Culhane
Austin Peay State University
Abstract
It is a common research finding that drugs play an integral role in the commission of homicide. This is no less true of serial homicide. A vast majority of convicted serial homicide perpetrators reported usage of both drugs and alcohol, including attributing their crimes, in part, to such.
Substance Use and Abuse