Is It a Fight or Are They Just Drunk? Attributions about Drunken Behaviour in a Hypothetical Male-to-Male Aggression Scenario

This paper examines the excuse-value of alcohol in a hypothetical provoked male-to-male violence scenario. There are two main questions. Does intoxication result in decreased blame? Does intoxication lessen the propensity to call the police?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tryggvesson, Kalle (Author)
Contributors: Bullock, Sandra L.
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
IFK: In: Z 181
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Keywords:
Aggression
Alkohol
Alkoholintoxikation
Attribution
Entschuldigung
Gewalt
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Summary:This paper examines the excuse-value of alcohol in a hypothetical provoked male-to-male violence scenario. There are two main questions. Does intoxication result in decreased blame? Does intoxication lessen the propensity to call the police?
ISSN:1404-3858
DOI:10.1080/14043850500404205