@article{ref1,
title="The impact of liquor legislation changes on police-recorded serious assault in Queensland, Australia",
journal="Drug and alcohol review",
year="2021",
author="Coomber, Kerri and de Andrade, Dominique and Puljević, Cheneal and Ferris, Jason and Livingston, Michael and Taylor, Nicholas and Clough, Alan and Miller, Peter G.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: In July 2016, the Queensland government introduced the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence policy, with some amendments over the subsequent 12 months. Key measures included restricting alcohol sales to 3 am in safe night precincts (SNPs), limiting the annual number of extended trading permits (i.e. trading until 5 am) and introducing mandatory networked identification scanners. We examined the policy impact on the number of serious assaults across all combined SNPs and in five major SNPs: Fortitude Valley, Cairns, Surfers Paradise, Toowoomba and Townsville. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using police data (July 2009-June 2019), we examined the impact of the policy on serious assaults during high-alcohol hours (high-alcohol hours; 8 pm-6 am, Friday and Saturday), employing time series methods. <br><br>RESULTS: Across all SNPs there was no significant change in the number of serious assaults during overall high-alcohol hours, but a significant 49% decrease in the monthly number of serious assaults between 3 am and 6 am on Friday/Saturday. A significant decrease in the monthly count of serious assaults during high-alcohol hours and specifically 3 am-6 am on Friday/Saturday was evident in Fortitude Valley SNP (52%), and during high-alcohol hours in Toowoomba SNP (43%). <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Although results were mixed, there was evidence of some promising reductions in alcohol-related violence in SNPs. It is likely that factors such as extended trading permits (venues not closing at 3 am), continued drinking in some venues and 24-h trading in casinos have reduced the potential impacts seen elsewhere.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-5236",
doi="10.1111/dar.13181",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13181"
}