Table 2.

Implications of the Review for Practice, Policy, and Research.

Areas of Impact	Implications of the Review
Practice	Preliminary evidence suggests that some alcohol policy approaches may be useful components of a comprehensive sexual violence prevention strategy to address individual and community-level risk factors for perpetration
Policy	Policy makers interested in preventing sexual violence should be aware of the preliminary evidence suggesting that some alcohol policies, in addition to their effects on alcohol-related outcomes, may also affect rates of sexual violence Policy areas with evidence of a direct association with sexual violence include those affecting price, outlet density, barroom management, sexist alcohol marketing content, and bans of alcohol on campus and in substance-free dorms
Research	Incorporating sexual violence outcomes into alcohol policy evaluation research would provide much-needed evidence regarding the effects of these efforts on sexual violence Policy areas with initial evidence of impact on risk factors for sexual violence or related outcomes would benefit from additional research examining effects on sexual violence. Such policies include “happy hour” pricing restrictions, sale time, privatization, and licensing policies Research examining the mechanisms by which alcohol policy may affect sexual violence will assist in the identification of additional alcohol policy approaches with potential for preventing the perpetration of sexual violence