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We are a joint research team from the Queensland Police Service and Griffith University. The principle researchers have over 25 years of research experience and 25 years of policing service under their belt and our researcher assistants all have at least one higher education degree to their name.

Our ultimate goal in undertaking this research is to increase safety for people entering entertainment precincts by better catering for their needs. For example, if people are predominantly preloading (i.e., drinking before going out) we may advise that more street food outlets and free water be available. We may also revise how these precincts are policed - making more police available to the public earlier in the evening.

When we have our results we will compile a report with anonymous data (i.e., we will not be collecting names or details of participants) and submit that to our funding body. We will also write a manuscript for publication in the scientific literature. This data may also form the basis of a student's higher degree thesis. In all cases we will only have anonymous data. If you would like a summary of the results please sign-up by emailing us.

Research Updates!

12/08/15 - Ekka races at Doomben data collection

08/03/15 - First data presentation

29/02/15 - Data collection officially ended

27/02/15 - Breathalyser validity testing

5/02/15 - Gold Coast data collection

12/12/14 - Mackay CBD data collection

08/12/14 - Xmas data collection

04/11/14 - Doomben races data collection

21/08/14 - Brisbane CBD Data collection

04/08/14 - Website edited and goes live

01/0814 - Ethics approval received

17/06/14 - Website goes into test mode.

15/06/14 - Study parameters are 'locked-in'.

16/04/14 - Research is funded by the National Drug Strategy Law Enforcement Funding Committee.

22/01/14 - Application for funding is submitted.