In Vino silentium? individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors in reporting violence to the police

Brennan, Iain R.

Abstract

This study identifies the individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors associated with reporting violent victimization to the police. Factors positively associated with reporting included older age and incident severity (the assailant's use of a weapon, incurring injury that required attendance at an emergency department). Factors negatively associated with reporting included higher educational qualifications, assault in the nighttime economy (NTE), and drinking more than two alcoholic drinks immediately prior to victimization. It is possible that drinkers engage in "moratorium" on reporting violence in the NTE. Recognizing and reducing the acceptability of violence in the NTE may help reduce incidence of alcohol-related violence. Organizations that use police records of violence to inform practice and policy should account for uneven distributions in reporting behavior when analyzing trends in violence.

Citation

Brennan, I. R. (2011). In Vino silentium? individual, situational, and alcohol-related factors in reporting violence to the police. Violence and Victims, 26(2), 191-207. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.26.2.191

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Violence And Victims
• Print ISSN: 0886-6708
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 191-207
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.26.2.191
• Keywords: Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Law; Health(social science); General Medicine
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/463826
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