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Legal aspects of alcohol abuse in the navy
Author(s) -
Kallen Lowell H.,
Grodin Douglas M.,
Vinet Richard G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370070306
Subject(s) - navy , alcohol abuse , poison control , suicide prevention , computer security , military personnel , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , medical emergency , criminology , psychiatry , engineering , medicine , law , political science , computer science
Alcohol abuse is antithetical to order and discipline in the military. Alcohol‐related situations arise that range from inconsequential “drunken sailor” boisterousness to major scale imperiling of military missions with serious implications for readiness, safety, and security. The complex management of alcohol abuse and alcoholism in the Navy is detailed in this article, with special emphasis on legal considerations that span offenses from simple drunkenness to court martial level infractions of military and civilian criminal codes.