 Le lien entre la consommation de drogues et la criminalité chez de jeunes contrevenants à haut risque et sa prise en charge par le Centre jeunesse de Montréal – Institut universitaire 
There are multiple studies on the complex relationship between drug use and crime. For example, alcohol intoxication has been linked to violent behaviour numerous times in the literature. One of the most widely used conceptual models to explain the link between drug use and crime is Goldstein’s (1985) tripartite model. However, it has been rarely used with a population of high-risk youths. In this regard, this report analyzes the files of 115 high risk delinquent youths under the care of a youth centre and studies the possible relationships between drug use and crime with the help of the tripartite model. This research also targets to document the interventions used by the workers with the juvenile delinquents pertaining to drug abuse. The obtained results show an important presence of alcohol and marijuana use and abuse, as well as a high propensity to use violence. The possible relationships between drug use and crime are then studied with the complete analysis of the high-risk youth follow-ups by using the categories inside the Goldstein (1985) tripartite model. Its findings identify a potential relationship between drug use and crime within 71 delinquent youths. The psychopharmacological model is the most represented, observed in the follow-ups of 45 juvenile offenders. On the other hand, the workers identify and explore the link between drug use and crime with only 26 adolescents. In regards to interventions, punishments are the most documented, present in 70 of the 71 follow-ups. On the opposite side, it is revealed that interventions considered to useful pertaining to the drug-crime link issue are only used within 19 of the clinical follow-ups. As for referrals, they are used with 41 of the juvenile offenders. While a conceptual model linking drug use and criminal activity is not foolproof, this research reveals issues with the identification of a potential drug use and crime relationship and with the interventions to be used when it is present. Keywords: substance abuse, drugs, crime, link, relationship, juvenile delinquents, high-risk youths, interventions, Montreal Youth Centre, psychopharmacologic, economic-compulsive, systemic.
Goldstein CJM-IU interventions crime drug juvenile delinquents economic-compulsive psychopharmacology