Citation

Deehan A. Crime Prev. Community Safety 2004; 6(1): 43-52.

Affiliation

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Adelaide

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

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Abstract

Alcohol-related crime and disorder in and around the licensed drinking environment has become an issue of increasing concern. Although there is a strong tradition of research focusing on licensed premises, few efforts have been directed at the practical application of findings. That body of research work, however, has provided the crime prevention field with a range of tools that can predict, manage and contain alcohol-related offences in the licensed environment. This paper reviews this research literature and presents a summary of situational, social and environmental factors that can be influenced to help prevent and reduce alcohol-related crime, and of the available mechanisms to operationalise these tools. What is clear from the literature is that rarely will one single measure be effective in tackling alcohol-related crime. There are, however, a range of tools and strategies that can be successfully employed at the local level to address the issue of alcohol-related violence associated with licensed premises. Partnerships involving law enforcement, licensees and other stakeholders (such as local government and health authorities) have been in operation for some time in Australia, and have the potential to act as a mechanism for operationalising projects aimed at the reduction of alcohol-related crime. The lack of a legal requirement to participate in such groups may have limited their potential. Do the crime and disorder partnerships in the UK have a better chance of tackling this issue?