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Report Shows Concentration of Bars, Liquor Stores Linked to Neighborhood Violence; Government Role in Solving Problem Also Outlined.
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BERKELEY, Calif. -- When bars, liquor stores and other businesses that sell alcohol are located close together in neighborhoods, more assaults and other violent crimes occur in those neighborhoods, according to a growing body of research examined in a newly released white paper.
Government agencies concerned about neighborhood violence can confront this problem though a variety of interventions, including controlling liquor licenses and locations, setting minimum distances between outlets and closing outlets that repeatedly violate liquor laws.
Entitled "How Alcohol Outlets Affect Neighborhood Violence," the paper is written for use in policy development, government, journalism and community advocacy. It is based largely on the work of Paul ...
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