Journal article
The impact of a lockout policy on levels of alcohol-related incidents in and around licensed premises
Police Practice and Research, Vol.11(1), pp.5-15
2010
Abstract
This paper reports on the impact of a lockout policy on levels of alcohol-related offences in and around licensed premises. The lockout policy prevents patrons from entering or re-entering late night trading licensed premises for a specific period prior to closure. A modified police activity log was utilised by all first response operational police to record their attendance at incidents in and around licensed premises. Chi-square analyses of the prevalence of incidents before and after implementation of the lockout policy demonstrated that the number of alcohol-related offences requiring police attention was significantly proportionally lower following the liquor trading changes. Alcohol-related offences, particularly those related to disturbances and sexual offences were significantly reduced following the introduction of the lockout policy. However, while offences related to property, stealing, and assault experienced a reduced trend, these did not reach significance. In contrast, traffic offence rates were unchanged. The findings of the study provide supportive evidence that lockout initiatives have potential as a major crime prevention technique to reduce specific types of alcohol-related offences.
Details
- Title
- The impact of a lockout policy on levels of alcohol-related incidents in and around licensed premises
- Authors
- Gavan R Palk (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJames E Freeman (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Police Practice and Research, Vol.11(1), pp.5-15
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1080/15614260802586392
- ISSN
- 1561-4263; 1561-4263
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451508202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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