Testing the impact of local alcohol licencing policies on reported crime rates in England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 137-145

  De Vocht, F ^a,b   Heron, J ^a,b   Campbell, R ^a,b   Egan, M ^a,c   Mooney, J D ^d   Angus, C ^a,e   Brennan, A ^a,e   Hickman, M ^a,b  

^a NIHR School for Public Health Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CRIME; GROWTH MODELING; POLICY APPROACH; POPULATION SIZE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL POLICY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CRIME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CRIME; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84981508162     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-207753     Document Type: Article

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