Do community characteristics predict alcohol-related crime?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-470

  Breen, Courtney ^a   Shakeshaft, Anthony ^a   Slade, Tim ^a   Love, Stephanie ^a   D'Este, Catherine ^b   Mattick, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL RELATED CRIME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CRIME; CRIMINALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959696338     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr040     Document Type: Article

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