title: [New aspects of alcohol-induced crime by adolescents and young adults].
abstract: Statistical evaluation of data of forensic blood alcohol determinations revealed, that young delinquents (up to 20 years old) represent 11.4% (1981), 13% (1984), and 8.8% (1988) of the total, respectively. Out of them 5% were female delinquents, a number which doubled compared to a study performed during the years 1961-1976. The percentage of accident involvement (about 68%) and of the fleeing the scene cases (about 20%) was constant. Criminal delinquency decreased from 32% to 26%, but unemployed nearly doubled their participation. Young delinquents of the age group up to 16 years exhibited a significant decrease in the percentage of high-blood alcohol levels. Delinquency occurred mainly at weekends between midnight and 4 a.m. The data suggest a changing pattern of drinking behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin Abt. II, Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003415:Crime / Q000639:trends*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol