How Does “Getting Busted” Affect College Student Drinking?
The direct purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects an alcohol related legal encounter (i.e., being arrested or just being stopped by the authorities, but not getting arrested) has on subsequent drinking behavior in college students. This study also will evaluate the role of family history in moderating drinking behavior before and after a legal encounter. The indirect purpose of this study is to determine if experiencing a legal encounter is a sufficient way to identify high-risk drinkers for whom an intervention can be delivered in an effort to reduce problematic drinking behavior. Legal Risk Assessment (LRA): How Can College Students’ “Legal Risk” Behavior Be Measured? The purpose of this study is to develop a psychometrically sound measure that assesses “legal risk” behaviors, which are behaviors (e.g., drinking and driving, using a “fake id”) that a college student engages in while drinking alcohol that put him/her at risk for getting caught by the police or other authorit
