TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Contextualizing the drink-spiking narrative that "everyone knows"
JO  - Criminal justice review
A1  - Colyer, Corey J.
A1  - Weiss, Karen G.
SP  - 10
EP  - 22
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 "everyone knows" as learned, shared, and reified within select social spaces, namely, "party scenes" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-0168
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016817747011
ID  - ref1
ER  -