01840nam a22002417a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040001000062082001200072100002400084245022900108260005300337300002900390500002400419505035100443520072500794521001901519546001201538630001201550648001001562648001001572650001601582OSt20170411083547.0170411b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d cZAAPA a362.29  aDa Rocha Silva, Lee aAn investigation of the relationship between drug consumption and crime in South Africa: Implications for social work.bSubmitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor Philosophiae in Social Work (D Phil) aSovenga (Limpopo)bUniversity of the Northc2004 a321pbDissertationg29cm aIncludes references a1. General orientation; 2. A critical review of the organisational and methodological character of drug-related research in South Africa: 1960 - 2000; 3. Review of the research findings on drug use and related crime in South Africa: 1960-2000; 4. Data presentation, analysis and interpretation; 5. Main faindings, conclusions and recommendations aThe primary aim of this investigation was to facilitate the prevention of the drug-crime problem through researching its nature and extent, and focusing on detainees in holding cells at police stations in South Africa. The objectives were: To investigate the nature and extend of the drug-crime problem among the detainees as well as vulnerability to this problem on the individual and broad socioeconomic level; To suggest a national system for monitoring the relevance of prevailing knowledge on and the impact of preventive action against the drug-crime phenomenon, with special emphasis on the detainees; To develop guidelines for social workers to help prevent the drug-crime problem, based on the research findings aSocial Workers aEnglish lEnglish aDrugs aCrime aSocial Work