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Security
Staffing:
1. Temporary increases in security following
a violent incident at an establishment do
not prevent violence in the long run
Programs to
Reduce Violence in Clubs:
1. Must be consistently and uniformly
enforced to be effective
2. Security training programs should be
standardized to ensure sustainability
Drink
Promotions:
1. Many U.S. and Canadian establishments
have banned reduced price drink promotions
and ‘happy hours’ in an attempt to reduce
bar violence
2. The effect of voluntary accords among
establishments to ban drink promotions is
questionable since it only takes one
violation to render the accord worthless
The
relationship between music and violence:
1. Music in of itself does not cause
violence – the key contributors to violence
are the lack of preparation by staff, poor
security and ineffective management of
crowds
2. The ‘management of music’ should instead
be reframed as the ‘management of the crowd’
3. Incidents of violence may occur in
neighborhoods that already have a history of
violence, and are thus unrelated to the
music type being played
4. Each demographic group within a crowd has
the potential for aggression and violence
Different types of crowds:
1. The ‘being seen’ crowd has more potential
to be violent than the crowd who has come to
see someone perform, who are usually more
focused on the entertainment than drinking
or socializing
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