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Responding to Alcohol-Related Crime and Disorder in England and Wales: Understanding the Government's ‘Blitz’

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In a much-publicized attempt to reduce “alcohol-related” crime and disorder, the Government in England and Wales have radically reformed the licensing of alcohol and have introduced a range of other measures designed to curb problematic drinking. This article aims to analyse why “alcohol-related” crime and disorder came to dominate the criminal justice agenda at that time and why so radical a response emerged despite the extensive concerns of professional groups and the adverse experience of some other jurisdictions that have adopted similar strategies.

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  1. De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, U.K.

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*Some of the research for this paper was carried out while the author was a Visiting Scholar at Flinders University of South Australia.

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Dingwall, G. Responding to Alcohol-Related Crime and Disorder in England and Wales: Understanding the Government's ‘Blitz’. Secur J 20, 284–292 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350050

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