Web resource:	https://anrows.org.au/node/1466
Type:	Report
Title:	Links between alcohol consumption and domestic and sexual violence against women : key findings and future directions
Authors:	Taylor, Annabel Burke, Jackie Noonan, Patrick
Keywords:	Violence against women;Domestic violence;Intimate partner violence;Sexual violence;Alcohol abuse
Year:	2017
Publisher:	ANROWS
Citation:	Aug-17
Notes:	A solid and persistent association is shown in the literature between alcohol use and violence against women. In the studies reviewed in the development of this Compass, this relationship was evident at the population, community, relationship, and individual levels of analysis. In Australia, alcohol is estimated to be involved in between 23 percent and 65 percent of all family violence incidents reported to police (Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, 2015a). Nevertheless, the precise nature and function of alcohol use in the perpetration and victimisation of sexual assault, and family and intimate partner violence, is complex and controversial. Explanations of the role of alcohol use vary from that of primary cause to a covariant or confounding variable, to that of an excuse to reduce perpetrator responsibility. The results of this review suggest that there is little evidence that alcohol use is a primary cause of violence against women. The paper does, however, identify that there are clear associations, and in some cases, strong correlations2 between alcohol use and violence against women. Using a narrative overview of relevant peer-reviewed primary research, grey literature, other literature reviews, and meta-analytic studies, this Compass paper: * investigates the relationship between alcohol use and violence against women; * explores some of the current debates about the nature of this relationship; * summarises evidence around interventions designed to reduce alcohol-related violence against women; and * provides recommendations for policies, programs, and practice.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19842
Appears in Collections:	ANROWS Publications Reports

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