Experiences of victimization and psychoactive substance use among offenders: a systematic review

Abstract

The victimization of offenders who use psychoactive substances is an increasingly present phenomenon in today’s societies. As such, there is a great need for studies at both the preventive and intervention levels. The aim of this systematic review is to gather existing information in the area of victimization of offenders, namely of psychoactive substance users. Studies published in all languages were searched on three databases: PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO. This search yielded a total of 342 articles, of which ten were included, after a reading and selection process. In addition, one more study was included through a manual search. Overall, it was found that victimization is significantly associated with substance abuse. Specifically, the greater and more frequently the consumption occurs, the greater the probability of individuals being victims, whether or not in a violent manner.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio