The UCL Jill Dando Crime Institute of Crime Science has published Cross cutting issues in violence: results from the TVCP tranche 3 problem profiles, here. The report gives an overview of cross cutting issues in violence as identified by problem profiles submitted to the Police Standards Unit under tranche 3 of the Tackling Violent Crime Programme (TVCP). Alcohol features strongly throughout.
One of the key findings is that:
- It is difficult to accurately identify alcohol-related crime, and evidence is often anecdotal.
The report highlights problems with flagging police data as alcohol-related - the flags are under-used and sometimes misapplied. Information from the TVCP areas shows that alcohol is linked with violence associated with the night time economy, and domestic violence.
The report concludes:
- Overall, violent crime clusters in town and city centres on weekend evenings and alcohol is often a contributory factor..... Trends confirm that residential areas are peak location for domestic violence, and that this type of crime also clusters on weekend evenings.
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