@article{ref1,
title="Unanticipated consequences: the impact of a smoke-free law on assaults around bars",
journal="Criminal justice review",
year="2014",
author="Briggs, Steven and Petrov, Andrey and Peterson, Samuel",
volume="39",
number="3",
pages="272-289",
abstract="Among scholars, there is a discussion regarding whether types of places, or facilities, function as crime generators or whether the association between some categories of facilities and higher rates of offending is the result of a small proportion of all facilities within a given category, or problem places. This study seeks to further inform this debate by exploring whether policy changes that alter the social functioning of a category of facilities, specifically bars and taverns, modifies the spatial association with crime. Using routine activities theory as a framework, this study builds on previous research by exploring the association between alcohol-serving establishments and violent crimes, specifically assaults, following the implementation of a smoke-free law. Using data from a pair of adjoining communities in Iowa, findings indicate the frequency of reported assaults on blocks with bars as well as on adjoining blocks declined following the implementation of a law prohibiting smoking tobacco products within bars and taverns. Implications for policies and future research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0734-0168",
doi="10.1177/0734016814530147",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016814530147"
}