TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Community awareness of patron banning in Australia: a brief report JO - Journal of police and criminal psychology A1 - Curtis, Ashlee A1 - Taylor, Nicholas A1 - Guadagno, Belinda A1 - Farmer, Clare A1 - Miller, Peter SP - 283 EP - 287 VL - 33 IS - 3 N2 - Patron banning involves banning individuals who engage in problematic behaviour in night time entertainment precincts from certain areas. Patron banning is used in most jurisdictions within Australia despite a lack of evidence regarding its effectiveness. To have an impact, patron banning should act as a deterrent for problematic behaviour at a range of licenced premises (individual and general deterrence), as well as constituting as an immediate punishment which prevents future problem behaviours at the establishment(s) from which an individual has been banned (incapacitation). However, for deterrence to occur, the general public must be aware of the existence and basic functions of patron banning. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the level of public awareness of patron banning and its use. One hundred seventy-two participants anonymously completed an online questionnaire, comprising two sections: (1) demographic information and (2) participant's awareness, understanding, and previous experience with patron banning. The majority of participants indicated being aware of patron banning, but most did not know any details about it. The results of this study indicate that while individuals are aware that banning powers exist, they are less aware of how these powers are used in practice. In this way, patron banning fails to fulfil the requirements of a general deterrent. Given its expanding use, further research is needed to determine if patron banning does affect the behaviour of those receiving bans and of the community more generally.

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LA - en SN - 0882-0783 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9257-1 ID - ref1 ER -