Violence in the night–time economy; bouncers: The reporting, recording and prosecution of assaults

Policing and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-402

  Lister, Stuart ^a   Hobbs, Dick ^a   Hall, Steve ^b   Winlow, Simon ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Bouncers; Night time economy; Occupational licensing; Prosecution; Recording; Reporting; Violent assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937326615     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2000.9964851     Document Type: Article

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