Raising the bar : preventing aggression in and around bars, pubs and clubs / Kathryn Graham and Ross Homel.

Cullompton, Devon : Willan Publishing, 2008.

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Crime prevention.

Violence -- Prevention.

Alcohol -- Physiological effect.

Bars (Drinking establishments)

1. Why a book about bar violence? --2. The culture of public drinking: normal trouble, violence and its prevention --3. Alcohol: the contribution of intoxication to aggression and violent behaviour --4. Patrons: risks for violence associated with who goes out drinking and why --5. Environment: understanding why some drinking establishments are high risk for aggression --6. Staff: redefining their role as guardians, not guards or enforcers --7. Spilling out the doors: the ecology and governance of violence in the licensed environment --8. Evaluated approaches to preventing violence related to drinking in licensed premises --9. Violence prevention: towards sustainable evidence-based practices.

This book provides a review of knowledge about bar room environments and their regulation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781843923183

xx, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm