The measurement and recording of alcohol-related violence and disorder
A report of research commissioned by the Portman Group
Prepared by Peter Marsh, Simon Bradley, Felicity Peck and Anna Carnibella. October 2001
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Qualitative research
- Police data
- Accident and emergency data
- Perceptions of alcohol-related problems
- Variations in data collection
- Variation in definitions
- Variations in measurement
- Variations in recording procedures
- Variations in data retrieval and analysis
- Resource limitations
- Violence against accident and emergency staff
- Information sharing
- Recommendations
- Empirical studies
- Crime reduction partnerships and projects
- City and town centre managers
- The Netherlands
- The industry view
- Questionnaire and telephone surveys
- Police data
- Recording of alcohol-related crime
- Definitions of ‘alcohol-related’
- Perceived reliability of records
- Comparability of records
- Reporting of alcohol-related crime data
- Percentage of crimes deemed to be alcohol-related
- Recording of offences in and around licensed premises
- Partnership schemes
- Town centre visitors and drinking
- Police awareness of data limitations
- Hospital accident and emergency data
- Town centre managers’ data
- Crime reduction partnerships data
- Police data
- Conclusions and recommendations
