Introduction

"...the Journal has become required reading for leading edge crime reduction and community safety practitioners. Its mix of applicable research and commentary is exactly right for this fast-developing area."
- Professor Ken Pease OBE, Loughborough University, UK

Highlights

Special Issue: Violence and the Night-Time Economy: A Multi-Profession Perspective Guest Editors: Andrew Newton and Alex Hirschfield

This special issue brings together perspectives and research evidence from the fields of sociology, criminology, and public health, as well as international comparisons and a contribution from practitioners to shed light on violence and disorder in the night-time economy. The papers discuss the complexities of violence and the night-time economy, and issues around extending trading hours of licensed premises, from different specialists’ viewpoints.

The occurrence of ‘alcohol-related’ crime and disorder is a complex multidimensional issue that has been widely researched and debated. The consumption of alcohol is not inevitably associated with involvement in violence or antisocial behaviour, and can only be addressed through an understanding of a diverse range of factors. These papers try to answer the contentious questions of how best to define and measure the extent of alcohol related violence and disorder, how to identify casual factors, and moreover how best to tackle the problem.

For a limited time you can read the article Do relaxed trading hours for bars and clubs mean more relaxed drinking? A review of international research on the impacts of changes to permitted hours of drinking by Tim Stockwell and Tanya Chikritzhs. FREE