Alternatives to Criminalizing Public Intoxication: Case Study of a Sobering Centre in Calgary, AB
Western society has for centuries treated public intoxication as a crime, based on the idea that those found drunk in public can be harmful — to themselves, to the people around them, and to the social values of the community. To this day, public intoxication is in many places still a criminal offen...
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University of Calgary
2015-06-01
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| Series: | The School of Public Policy Publications |
| Online Access: | https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/public-intoxication-turner.pdf |