Police involvement due to alcohol use in South Africa: results from the international alcohol control study

In South Africa, the police are tasked with enforcing restrictions on when and where liquor may be sold, consumed and on blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) in drivers. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with adult drinkers’ involvement with the police due to their drinkin...

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Autor principal: Londani, Mukhethwa (Autor)
Otros Autores: Egbe, Catherine O. ; Morojele, Neo K. ; Nel, Elmarie ; Parry, Charles D. H.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Acta criminologica
Año: 2019, Volumen: 32, Número: 1, Páginas: 141-153
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