title: Decriminalization of drunkenness: effects on the work of suburban police.
abstract: A seemingly paradoxical increase in the number of drinking-related jail-cell detentions occurred in 10 Massachusetts suburbs after the decriminalization of public drunkenness in that state.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013383:Suburban Population