Alcohol and Violence: Exploring the Connection

ALCOHOL AND
VIOLENCE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................1
METHOD........................................................................................................................................2
Questionnaires........................................................................................................................2
JUSTIFICATION............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Alcohol is usually motivating and encourages others for doing a range of violence or
aggression by creating hindrance in the function of the brain and disrupting the central nervous
system in various ways which may create a tendency among the individual for committing any
crime. In this, several assumptions show that alcohol usually reduces and weak the brain
mechanism that normally restrains impulsive behavior which mainly includes the aspect of
aggression. Whereas, there are various types of studies used to explore the connection which is
associated between alcohol and violent crime. There is a recent study which shows the drinking
offender who commits crime about 15 percent and 26 percent is enhanced with the simple
assaults and the 37 percent of the rapes and sexual assaults is also raised. In this report, the
questionnaire is analyzed with the proper justification and by using the appropriate method.
LITERATURE REVIEW
According to the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism, the 11 million victims of
violent crime are usually involved with each other due to the overconsumption of alcohol.
Among the attack which usually shows the aspect of crime is firmly intimate partner of the
victim which has two out of three of the offenders has been observed under the influence of
drinking before the attack. In this, the alcohol-related crime or the violence shows the aspect of a
complex interaction between the individual and the environment factor that help to promote or
inhibit violence. However, they have numerous findings from the numerous studies that they are
implicated with several variables which mainly include personality factors, individual
expectation, situational elements, and the influence which is based on the socio-cultural aspect. It
may create interaction with the alcohol on the pharmacologic effects. Regarding the victim of the
alcohol linked with violence which has been investigated risk factor which is based on becoming
a victim and has examined whether alcohol consumptions by the victims.
Alcohol consumption may promote aggression in the individual because people know to
make expectations according to it. Moreover, it is making proper understanding with the example
using the real and mock alcoholic beverage show that they are people who used to believe that
they are consumed alcohol begin to act that is more aggressive, regards with them regardless of
the beverage that they consumed. However, alcohol-related expectations enhance the level of
aggression.
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