The impact of later trading hours for Australian public houses (hotels) on levels of violence
The impact of later trading hours for Australian public houses (hotels) on levels of violence
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10.15288/jsa.2002.63.591
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2002-09-01
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Stockwell, T
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Chikritzhs, T;Stockwell, T
目的：研究西澳大利亚州珀斯持牌酒店（澳大利亚公共房屋通常被称为“酒店”）营业时间较晚对这些场所或附近暴力袭击水平的影响。方法：对1991年7月1日至1997年6月30日期间向警方报告的袭击犯罪数据进行了审查，以确定发生在酒店或附近的犯罪行为。在此期间，188家符合研究标准的酒店中有45家（24%）获得了I AM关闭的延长营业许可（“ETP酒店”），而其余酒店则继续在午夜关闭（“非ETP酒店”）。采用线性回归的时间序列分析被用来测试是否有一个扩展的交易和每月的攻击率与ETP酒店之间的关系，同时控制攻击率之间的一般趋势正常交易的酒店。可能的混杂因素和其他感兴趣的变量（例如，酒精购买量）也进行了检查。结果如下：在控制了整个珀斯酒店发生的袭击事件的总体趋势后，在引入延长的交易许可证后，延迟交易的酒店的每月袭击率显著增加。这种关系主要是由于后期营业的酒店购买了大量高酒精含量的啤酒、葡萄酒和蒸馏酒。结论：在研究期间，晚交易与珀斯酒店内和周围暴力事件的增加以及酒精消费水平的增加有关。据认为，更多的顾客和醉酒程度的增加促成了所观察到的暴力行为的增加，需要系统地规划和评估迟发的交易许可证。
Objective: To examine the impact of later trading hours for licensed hotels (Australian public houses are usually known as "hotels") in Perth, Western Australia, on levels of violent assault on or near these premises. Method: Data on assault offenses reported to police between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1997, were examined to identify those offenses that occurred on or close to hotels. During this period, 45 (24%) of the 188 hotels meeting study criteria were granted an extended trading permit for I AM closing ("ETP hotels"), whereas the rest continued to close at midnight ("non-ETP hotels"). A time-series analysis employing linear regression was used to test whether there was a relationship between the introduction of extended trading and monthly rates of assaults associated with ETP hotels, while controlling for the general trend in assault rates among normally trading hotels. Possible confounders and other variables of interest (e.g., levels of alcohol purchases) were also examined. Results: After controlling for the general trend in assaults occurring throughout Perth hotels, there was a significant increase in monthly assault rates for hotels with late trading following the introduction of extended trading permits. This relationship was largely accounted for by higher volumes of high alcohol content beer, wine and distilled spirits purchased by late trading hotels. Conclusions: Late trading was associated with both increased violence in and around Perth hotels and increased levels of alcohol consumption during the study period. It is suggested that greater numbers of patrons and increased levels of intoxication contributed to the observed increase in violence and that systematic planning and evaluation of late trading licenses is required.