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Police interventions in nightlife settings to reduce crime
Summary of the evidence
Police interventions aimed at reducing the movement of clients between bars, the overall alcohol consumption of clients and contain that consumption within safer settings was found to be effective in a systematic review (Ker and Chinnock, 2008) in:
- reducing assault rates: pre-intervention serious assault rate in the experimental area was 52 % higher than the rate in the control area. After intervention, the serious assault rate in the experimental area was 37 % lower than in the control area.
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
