relationship between drugs and crime

Current research indicates a strong relationship between drugs and crime. Although a correlation has been found between the two, the direction of causality has yet to be satisfactorily answered.

Of the three fundamental questions postulated by Levinthal about drugs and crime, which can be found to be the most compelling explanation for the correlation between the two. Explain your answer in full.

Levinthal’s 3 fundamental questions:

(1) Are there circumstances under which drug use leads to criminal behavior? Does drug use cause crime?

(2) Are there circumstances under which criminal behavior leads to drug use, instead of the other way around? Does crime cause drug use?

(3) Are there circumstances under which a third variable is involved?

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