- Title
- A critique of Fox's industry-funded report into the drivers of anti-social behaviour in the night-time economies of Australia and New Zealand
- Creator
- Jackson, Nicki; Kypri, Kypros
- Relation
- NHMRC.1041867 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1041867
- Relation
- Addiction Vol. 111, Issue 3, p. 552-557
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13149
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- It is, of course, justifiable to explore the effectiveness of small measures such as advertising restrictions, increases or decreases in price, relaxation or restriction of hours, but such things tinker at the margins of culture and it is doubtful that they will alter the culture of violence and anti-social behaviour in any meaningful way (Fox, 2015, p. 95). In 2012, alcohol producer Lion Pty Limited, commissioned an anthropological investigation into the drivers of aggression and violence in night-time economies of New Zealand and Australia. The report from the study makes the central claim that alcohol consumption is not responsible for night-time violence. We contend that Dr Fox’s recommendations direct attention away from drinking to the cultural determinants of violence, with suggested strategies ranging from social norm campaigns, high school and parent education, and community empowerment. We argue that the conclusions of the report are unsound and that it fails to recognise important evidence that runs counter to its conclusions.
- Subject
- aggression; alcohol; industry; intoxication; licensed premises; night-time economy; violence
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1316058
- Identifier
- uon:23067
- Identifier
- ISSN:0965-2140
- Language
- eng
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