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In a paper published recently in this journal [1], Pedersen & Skardhamar examine whether cannabis users are at increased risk of being charged with criminal offences. They find an association between frequency of cannabis use in one year and risk of criminal charges in subsequent years. The association is statistically significant with respect to drug-specific crime only, and not to other types...

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The prevalence of re-arrest among drunken drivers in relation to different blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) at the time of the offences was studied. Between 38 and 50% of arrested drunk drivers were re-arrested for similar offences. The frequency of re-arrests was, however, reduced during 1992 compared with a986, but only significantly for those with a low BAC interval (60-90 mg/d). We conclu...

There are two groups of offences in this country in which the police have normally sought the help of the medical profession, namely, the various crimes involving violence-such as murder, attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, and the likeand the whole range of sexual offences. Since the establishment during the last decade of government-sponsored forensic science laboratories, help from these...