Does Australia have a significant problem of alcohol related violence? Why or why not?
First of all, Australia does not have a problem with alcohol. Australia has a problem with violence. Trading hours or licensing rules does not cause violence. Nor does advertising or labeling or sponsorship cause it. Violent people cause violence, in the same way that rape is caused by rapists and murder is caused by murderers. Second, there is scant evidence to support the idea that drinking heavily will turn an otherwise peaceful person into a violent one. The reasons for this disparity in public violence are unclear. It may have something to do with the hard lessons of history. Or maybe it's the sports we play. Many Australian men grow up with rugby and Aussie rules, both of which are more physical than Germany's favorite …show more content…
Chief among these are: situational factors, groups of male strangers, stress, low comfort, high boredom, high drunkenness, and aggressive and unreasonable bouncers, Tomsen, S., Homel, R., & Thommeny, J. (1991).
All the factors should be considered and a solution to all factors that contributes to public violence be addressed amicably rather than just concentrating on policies that deal with alcohol. Although alcohol is the major, but other factors are also present and therefore a wholesome solution will be very prudent.
Several scholars have really explained causation of public violence and crime prevention strategies and it will be very important to come up with effective ways of dealing with public violence and after knowing that is caused by more than one factor though alcohol is the leading among all factors. When all are addressed, then the outcome will be very favorable to all and it will not disadvantage those who drinks and obey the
First of all, Australia does not have a problem with alcohol. Australia has a problem with violence. Trading hours or licensing rules does not cause violence. Nor does advertising or labeling or sponsorship cause it. Violent people cause violence, in the same way that rape is caused by rapists and murder is caused by murderers. Second, there is scant evidence to support the idea that drinking heavily will turn an otherwise peaceful person into a violent one. The reasons for this disparity in public violence are unclear. It may have something to do with the hard lessons of history. Or maybe it's the sports we play. Many Australian men grow up with rugby and Aussie rules, both of which are more physical than Germany's favorite …show more content…
Chief among these are: situational factors, groups of male strangers, stress, low comfort, high boredom, high drunkenness, and aggressive and unreasonable bouncers, Tomsen, S., Homel, R., & Thommeny, J. (1991).
All the factors should be considered and a solution to all factors that contributes to public violence be addressed amicably rather than just concentrating on policies that deal with alcohol. Although alcohol is the major, but other factors are also present and therefore a wholesome solution will be very prudent.
Several scholars have really explained causation of public violence and crime prevention strategies and it will be very important to come up with effective ways of dealing with public violence and after knowing that is caused by more than one factor though alcohol is the leading among all factors. When all are addressed, then the outcome will be very favorable to all and it will not disadvantage those who drinks and obey the