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Managing alcohol related incidents: perceptions of police officers
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Managing alcohol related incidents: perceptions of police officers

Robyn Findlay, Mary C Sheehan, Jeremy D Davey, Helen Brodie and Frank Rynne
International Journal of Police Science & Management, Vol.3(1), pp.26-39
2000
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https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/injposcim3&i=26View
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Criminology Policy and Administration
This study investigates police management of alcohol-related incidents. Data from entries in police activity logs and responses to a survey on this issue were analysed. The results show that police experience varying degrees of difficulty when managing alcohol-related incidents. Police consider domestic incidents by far the hardest type of incident to handle and licensed nightclubs the most difficult location for managing alcohol-related incidents. Other factors, such as the presence of an audience and the involvement of aggressive persons or particular minority groups, impact strongly on the difficulty of the situation. The study found significant differences between newer recruits and long-standing officers in their response to alcohol-related incidents. Newer recruits were more confident about managing nearly all situations except those involving persons with mental illness. An important finding was that police were able to nominate prior areas of knowledge and situational skills which could be included in training to assist in handling alcohol-related incidents more effectively.

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