ALCOHOLISM, PAROLE OBSERVATIONS AND CRIMINAL RECIDIVISM: A STUDY OF 116 PAROLEES
SAMUEL B. GUZE M.D.1, and
DENNIS P. CANTWELL M.D.1
1 Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
A detailed analysis of the parole records of 116 parolees indicated that the men who received a diagnosis of alcoholism had significantly higher criminal recidivism rates than did the nonalcoholics.