Abstract
This article aims to highlight the neglected issue of ‘glassing’ injury risk from off-trade alcohol bottles. The study participants included a survey of male Young Offenders (n=172) recruited during their induction into Scotland's only Young Offenders Institution in 2007 and an interview sample (n=30) recruited in the same way during 2008. A self-complete questionnaire enquired about respondent's drinking and offending. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to qualitatively investigate issues raised by the 2007 survey. The survey comprised more than a quarter of Scotland's male Young Offenders. Over 80 per cent had been drinking before their current offence.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 233-245 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Crime Prevention and Community Safety |
| Volume | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- violence
- alcohol
- Young Offenders
- glassware
- knife-crime
Documents and Links
- Forsyth, A et al (2010) The use of off-trade glass article
Originally published in Crime Prevention and Community Safety (2010), 12 (13), pp. 233-245. This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed article that has been accepted for publication in Crime Prevention and Community Safety but has not been copyedited. The publisher-authenticated version is available at the DOI link below. Copyright © 2010 Palgrave Macmillan.