ABSTRACT
The idea that there is a causal link between alcohol and violence will be considered, and the implications for the medical, psychological and social treatment of violent offenders will be examined. It has been reported that violence is more than twice as likely to occur in families with alcohol-related problems. Myers has suggested that many authors are disturbed by differences between studies in the rates of reported alcohol consumption, the occasions on which such drinking is associated with violence and differences between accounts of the assailant's pattern of habitual drinking. It is true, nevertheless, that crime and violence continue to cause concern in civilised societies such that any insight into its causation must be considered important. It is quite common for reviews on alcohol and violence to group together data on accidents, suicide, homicide etc.
