Summary
This study reports on some new analysis of the data from the 1998/99 Youth Lifestyles Survey (YLS), which has been undertaken to explore the relationship between alcohol use and offending. The YLS offers a unique opportunity to examine binge drinking and criminal and disorderly behaviour alongside other related lifestyle factors thus providing a more complete picture of alcohol-related behaviour.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Patterns of drinking behaviour -- 3. Binge drinking -- 4. Binge drinking and illicit drugs -- 5. Binge drinking, crime and disorder -- 6. Reducing alcohol-related Crime -- 7. Conclusion.