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Effects of restricting pub closing times on night-time assaults in an Australian city
Date published: 01 Jul 2011
Author: Kypros Kypri, Craig Jones, Patrick Mcelduff, Daniel Barker
Publication series: General report series
Subject: Sexual violence, Assault, Alcohol, Night time economy
In March 2008 the New South Wales judiciary restricted pub closing times to 3 a.m., and later 3.30 a.m., in the central business district (CBD) of Newcastle, Australia. We sought to determine whether the restriction reduced the incidence of assault.