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The Impact of Alcohol On Different Types of Violent Incidents

The Pennsylvania State University

Keri B. Burchfield

Northern Illinois University, kburchfield{at}niu.edu

Brent Teasdale

University of Akron

The research examined whether alcohol intoxication is a greater risk factor for some types of violence than others, using data from the National Violence Against Women and Men Survey (NVAW). Analyses indicated that offenders were much more likely to be intoxicated when they physically assaulted a stranger than when they assaulted someone they knew and least likely to be intoxicated when they assaulted an intimate partner. Offenders who committed sexual assaults were no more likely to be drinking than offenders who committed physical assault. It is argued that conflicts involving people who know each other are more intense and may lead to an assault without the facilitative effect of alcohol.

Key Words: alcohol • violence • NVAW

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