Homicide and the nighttime economy / Stephen Tomsen and Jason Payne.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2016.

87412

Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Social aspects -- Australia.

Violent crimes -- Australia.

Violence -- Australia.

Alcoholism and crime -- Australia.

Homicide -- Australia.

The relationship between the consumption of alcohol and a range of violent crimes, including homicide, is overwhelmingly acknowledged by criminologists. Less is known about the specifics of this relationship--in particular, whether the worst alcoholrelated violence occurs in private, or in public settings such as Australia's expanding night-time leisure areas. This study finds no evidence of a substantial concentration of homicides in specific night-time leisure areas. Homicides are, however, both directly and indirectly related to the night-time economy, with indirectly related incidents outweighing others. This finding affirms the need to persist with strategies to limit intoxication associated with night-time leisure, and further explore ways to control the sale of and access to alcohol in the general community. - Publisher's website.

Title from title caption of PDF document (viewed on February 9, 2017).

"December 2016".

Includes bibliographical references.

1836-2206

0817-8542

1 online resource.