@article{ref1,
title="Contextualizing the drink-spiking narrative that "everyone knows"",
journal="Criminal justice review",
year="2018",
author="Colyer, Corey J. and Weiss, Karen G.",
volume="43",
number="1",
pages="10-22",
abstract="Accounts of drink tampering and subsequent sexual assault are commonly shared among students on college campuses, with more than a third of college students in one study claiming to know someone who has been drugged without their knowledge. This phenomenon has produced two schools of thought. A risk mitigation approach attempts to isolate and measure the risks of drink-spiking as a real problem, whereas a social constructionist approach treats drink-spiking as a cultural narrative, even a myth, that symbolizes broader social anxieties. This article critically assesses both arguments and proposes a theoretical middle ground that attempts to contextualize drink-spiking narratives as a site for critical inquiry. We argue that researchers are hampered by an unwillingness to see drink-spiking as both a cultural phenomenon and a problem of consequence. In our critical discussion, we propose a theoretical framework that contextualizes drink-spiking narratives that &quot;everyone knows&quot; as learned, shared, and reified within select social spaces, namely, &quot;party scenes&quot; rife with ambiguity and conflict. Within these contexts, narratives of drink-spiking are constructs that have both utility and consequence. As such, drink-spiking narratives present a problem worth inquiry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0734-0168",
doi="10.1177/0734016817747011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016817747011"
}