Title

Specifying the role of alcohol in predatory victimization

Abstract

Alcohol's role in violent and predatory crime is a subject of frequent study among scholars. Generally, research finds that as alcohol consumption increases, so does the likelihood of suffering a personal attack. However, it is not just the act of drinking that increases the likelihood of violent behavior or the risk of victimization. Contextual factors are also presumed to be important. Lasley's (1989) research has elaborated on how drinking behaviors are related to predatory victimization. His research has provided important findings, but there is still room to expand our understandings. The present paper utilizes more specific and detailed measures of drinking lifestyles and endeavors to illustrate the role of alcohol (and other illegal drugs), related lifestyle behaviors, and status characteristics regarding the risk of predatory, violent victimization. © 1998 Taylor & Francis.

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Publication Title

Deviant Behavior

Volume

19

Issue

2

Number of Pages

173-199

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.1998.9968082

Socpus ID

0032034210 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0032034210

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