The 2003 Licensing Act's impact on crime and disorder: An evaluation
The 2003 Licensing Act's impact on crime and disorder: An evaluation
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DOI：
10.1177/1748895808092428
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Hunter, Gillian
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作者：
Hough, Mike;Hunter, Gillian
2005年11月在英格兰和威尔士生效的《2003年许可证法案》废除了酒吧和俱乐部的营业时间。其目的是放宽严格的制度，同时减少与标准关门时间相关的饮酒和混乱问题。本文总结了由英国内政部资助的一项评估的结果。尽管人们普遍担心这项立法会导致“24小时饮酒”和相关问题的增加，但第一年的经验显示几乎没有变化。营业执照发放时间的变化幅度不一，但幅度不大：虽然大多数酒吧延长了营业时间，但大多数都很短。因此，全国开放时间的平均增幅很小。酒精消费量略有下降。根据一系列措施，包括犯罪统计、受害者调查和医疗统计，对暴力犯罪和混乱没有明显影响。这些结果与其他放宽对酒吧和俱乐部开放时间控制的司法管辖区的调查结果并不特别一致。
The Licensing Act 2003, coming into force in November 2005 in England and Wales, abolished set licensing hours for pubs and clubs. The aim was to liberalize a rigid system while reducing the problems of drinking and disorder associated with a standard closing time. This article summarizes the results of an evaluation funded by the Home Office. Despite widespread concern that the legislation would lead to '24-hour drinking' and an increase in associated problems, the experience of the first year shows very little change. The scale of change in licensing hours was variable but modest: while the majority of pubs extended their hours, most of these extensions were short. Thus the average national increase in opening hours was small. Alcohol consumption showed a slight fall. There was no obvious impact on violent crime and disorder, according to a range of measures, including crime statistics, victim surveys and medical statistics. These results are not particularly consistent with findings in other jurisdictions which have relaxed controls over opening hours of pubs and clubs.