About this seminar
In Scotland there is a keen interest in alcohol problems in the justice system and how best to improve the justice journey of individuals with alcohol use disorder. Whilst Scotland has not yet adopted alcohol tagging technology in criminal justice settings, England and Wales has. Criminal courts in this jurisdiction may make use of alcohol treatment or abstinence requirements as part of a community sentence in cases where alcohol consumption has played a role in a defendant’s offending. The latter may also be backed up by electronic monitoring. This study examined whether these court orders reduce reoffending.
Speaker bio
Dr Carly Lightowlers is a Reader in Criminology at the University of Liverpool with experience as an academic as well as conducting research in local and central government settings. Her research primarily makes use of secondary data sources and quantitative methods with which to study alcohol-related crime, the processing of such cases through the courts, as well as the unequal distribution of associated harm.
Watch the event recording here: Court enforced alcohol abstinence – does it reduce reoffending? Alcohol Occasional Seminar May 2025
