Home Office Reports & Publications
Alcohol and drug related crime and disorder; anti social behaviour; criminal justice and policing all fall under the remit of the Home Office.
In 2001, the responsibility for Licensing was transferred from the Home Office to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport although the Home Office is presently conducting the evaluation of the impact of the legislation.
These research reports and publications are listed chronologically.
Tuck, M., (1989). Drinking and Disorder: A Study of Non-Metropolitan Violence.
Home Office Research Study No. 108. London: HMSO.
Deehan, A. (1999) Alcohol and Crime: Taking Stock, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Research Series Paper 3, London: Home Office.
This report investigates alcohol and crime, alcohol related aggression within licensed premises, the role of the criminal justice system and the licensed trade, and what makes a successful alcohol related crime reduction initiative.
Engineer, R, Philips, A; Thomson, J and Nichols, J (2003) Drunk and Disorderly: A Qualitative Study of Binge Drinking Amongst 18-24 year olds.
Home Office Research Study Number 262, London: Home Office.
The research identifies four key elements of the social context that are relevant to the relationship between binge drinking and disorder: attitudes and motivations towards binge drinking, social and peer group norms, the effects of binge drinking on mood and behaviour and the drinking environment. Key ‘risk factors’ were identified in each area. The research concluded that where these are present, and particularly when they interact, the likelihood of disorderly outcomes and risk taking is increased. The reports’ conclusion illustrates and explains these integral relationships.
Richardson, A, And Budd, T (2003) Alcohol, Crime and Disorder: A Study of Young Adults,
Home Office Research Study Number 263. London: Home Office
The findings from the 1998/1999 Youth Lifestyles Survey provide the statistical basis, while additional information collected from 27 in depth interviews conducted in 2001/2002 with young adult binge drinkers provides the contextual information about the perceived links between alcohol and offending and potential policy responses.
Maguire, M and Nettleton, H (2003) Reducing Alcohol Related Violence and Disorder: An Evaluation of the TASC Project London:
Home Office (Research Study 265)
Finney, A (2004) Violence in the Night-time Economy: Key Findings from the Research no.124, London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.
Violent behaviour in and around pubs at the weekend nights presents a significant public health, criminal justice and urban management problem. Many people are injured in such violence, a significant minority of whom are significantly disfigured. In many of these incidents, alcohol has been consumed. The key findings from the UK and international research on violence in the night-time economy and its relation to alcohol use are presented here.