Citation

McClelland GM, Teplin LA. Am. J. Addict. 2001; 10(1): 70-86.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1080/10550490150504155

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Despite extensive public health campaigns, the consequences of alcohol intoxication continue to be a serious public health concern. Alcohol intoxication, for example, is a prevalent feature of crime, especially violent crime. Previous studies of alcohol intoxication and violent crime have used samples of police reports, correctional populations (arrestees, jail detainees, or convicted offenders), or community surveys. Studies using police reports and correctional populations are biased because few police-citizen encounters result in police reports or arrest. Community surveys avoid these biases but rely on the subject's assessment of both the victims' and the suspects' intoxication.