Alcohol Topics

 

Crime - Scotland

This section provides links to Scottish research on alcohol and crime.

Drinking and Driving: Prevalence, Decision-making and Attitudes
page opens in a new windowFull report: Drinking and Driving 2007
page opens in a new windowSummary: Drinking and Driving 2007
This research aimed to measure prevalence of driving after drinking alcohol (both within and above the legal limit), and to examine attitudes towards drinking and driving amongst drivers in Scotland. Scottish Executive 2008.

page opens in a new windowFull report: Drinking and Driving 2001 
Simon Anderson and Dave Ingram, NFO System Three Social Research. Scottish Executive 2001.
Report of a Scottish study of drivers to examine the prevalence of and attitudes to drink-driving.

page opens in a new windowThe Effectiveness of Sacro's Alcohol Education Probation Programme In Reducing Re-Convictions 
 Report of a study of reconviction among people attending Sacro's Alcohol Education Probation Programme in Edinburgh. The results of a two-year follow-up study. Elisabeth Cuttings. March 2004.

Liquor Licensing and Public Disorder: Review of Literature on the Impact of Licensing and Other Controls, and Audit of Local Initiatives.
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Reid Howie Associates Ltd. Scottish Executive 2003
This research was commissioned in order to provide evidence to inform the work of the Nicholson Committee, which is undertaking a review of liquor licensing in Scotland. This research provides information to inform the work of the Committee in relation to initiatives which have been undertaken to address alcohol-related crime and disorder internationally, nationally and locally.

Related Link
Scottish Crime Statistics