Controlling pre-loaders: Alcohol related violence in an English night time economy

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Barton, Adrian ^a   Husk, Kerryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol; Alcoholic drinks; Drinking event; Night time economy; Policing; Policy; Pre loading; Social problems; United Kingdom; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862018906     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17459261211235119     Document Type: Article

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