Overview of Other UAD Enforcement Options

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OJJDP the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
Program
STRATEGIES TO REDUCE UNDERAGE ALCOHOL
USETypology and Brief Overview
The Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
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OR Why Law Enforcement is involved (and should
be involved) in UADE

• Tools for Success

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Four key elements to remember from this workshop

• Answer to the question Why bother with the
  underage drinking issue at all?
• EUDL funding, related training and technical
  assistance are available in your state
• It is important to link enforcement (public
  safety) with health care providers (public
  health), the community and youth
• Local policies must be addressed to have a long
  term impact on alcohol consumption by minors

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Prevention specialists advocate environmental
strategies.
Individual
Community
Environment
The broader environment is the fundament of
alcohol-related harm.
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Underage drinking is a 52.8 billion a year
problem in the U.S.
Medical Care3.7 billion
Total Costof Underage Alcohol Usein the
United States in 1998 52.8 billion
Work Loss Other Costs10.6 billion
Pain Lost Quality of Life 38.5 billion
UNDERAGE DRINKING
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The Cost of Underage Drinking in the US
Total Costof Underage Alcohol Usein the
United Statesfor 2001 61.9 billion
Medical Care5.4 billion
Work Loss Other Costs14.9 billion
Pain Lost Quality of Life 41.6 billion
Costs of UAD Handouts can be found at
www.udetc.org
PIRE, 2004
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Effective Strategies

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We recognize four interlocking strategies to
reduce underage drinking.
STRATEGIES
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Limitations on access help reduce availability to
minors.

• Enforce minimum age purchase laws -aimed at
  retailers -aimed at youth
• Strengthen minimum purchase age laws
• Reduce social availability
• Reduce overall community availability of
  alcohol

ACCESS
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Enforcement aimed at retailers helps prevent
sales to youth.

• Vigorous use of compliance checks
• Application of appropriate sanctions to violating
  merchants
• Education of merchants regarding techniques and
  responsibilities
• Dram shop liability for sales to minors
• Development of community support for enforcement

ACCESS
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Limitations on Access
In Mississippi, compliance check operations have
lead to a significant decrease in sales of
alcohol to youth under age 21 by merchants From
57 to 32 non-compliance of bars near college
campuses and from 26 to 19 non-compliance by
grocery stores, convenience stores, and drug
stores statewide.
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Enforcement aimed at youth seeks to deter youth
from drinking.

• Cops in Shops
• Use/lose laws and other
• penalties applied to
• violating youth
• Special police party
• patrols
• Penalties applied to the
• use of false IDs

ACCESS
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Limitations on Access
In Rhode Island, police and retailers are
cooperating to reduce the usage of fake IDs by
minors in their community.
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Controls on availability in general reduce youth
access to alcohol.

• Increase price through excise taxes
• Conditional use permits
• for alcohol outlets
• Controls on outlet
• location and density
• Controls on hours of sale

ACCESS
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Limitations on Access
In New Mexico, youth advocated for and won a
local option to tax alcohol.
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Expressions of Community Norms
In North Carolina, advocates won passage of a
bill limiting outlet density in their community.
North Carolina
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Social availability strategies target youth
access to alcohol beyond retail.

• Enforcement of laws against buying alcohol for
  minors
• Sales displays that discourage shoplifting
• Special enforcement
• campaigns to prevent parties where alcohol is
  served
• Keg registration laws

Limitations on Access
ACCESS
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Limitations on Access
In Maine, the youth-led Sticker Shock campaign
puts notices on products, warning adults not to
purchase or sell to minors.
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Limitations on Access
In Kansas, youth advocates helped pass a keg
registration law.
Kansas
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States can close loopholes and enhance
enforcement efforts by improving minimum-age
drinking laws.
Limitations on Access

• Require sellers of alcohol to
• be at least 21 years old
• Make the manufacture or
• purchase of false identification a crime
• Prohibit minors from entering
• bars
• Improve laws regarding
• minors in possession of alcohol

ACCESS
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Limitations on Access
In Rhode Island, police and retailers worked
together to apprehend 3 local college students
who were charged for manufacturing and
transferring fake licenses.
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Limitations on Access
In Nebraska, youth helped convince the
Legislature to add consumption to the
minimum-drinking-age laws.
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Expressions of Norms discourage would-be
drinkers and relate their behavior to the
community as a whole.
Expressions of Community Norms

• Controls on alcohol
• advertising
• Parent coalitions to
• reduce use
• Media campaigns, media advocacy, and
  counter-advertising

SOCIAL NORMS
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Expressions of Community Norms
In Maine, youth activism led the local NBC
affiliate to drop liquor advertisements.
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Events-focused strategies seek to shape the
community norms.
Expressions of Community Norms

• Prohibition of alcohol
• sponsorship of public
• events
• Prohibitions/Controls on
• alcohol use at community
• events or in public areas
• Community sponsorship of alcohol-free activities
  for youth

SOCIAL NORMS
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Expressions of Community Norms
In Richland County, Wisconsin, community members
have successfully petitioned for an alcohol free
county fair.
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Prevention of Impaired Driving reduces the
primary harm of underage drinking.

• Establishment and
• enforcement of zero
• tolerance laws
• Sobriety checkpoints
• Responsible beverage
• service
• Vigorous and well-
• publicized enforcement
• of impaired driving laws

Prevention of Impaired Driving
IMPAIRED DRIVING
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The 21 drinking age has prevented over 20,000
fatalities from traffic crashes.
Traffic fatalities per 100,000 (under 21)
(1977-1999)
UNDERAGE DRINKING
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Prevention of Impaired Driving
In Texas, youth formally recognized police
officers for their DUI/DWI enforcement efforts.
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School-based strategies educate youth and get
them involved in prevention.

• School policies regarding
• alcohol use on school
• property or at school-sponsored events
• Prevention curricula Media literacy programs

Strategies Based in Schools
SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVES
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Communication is a Key Element in Executing Law
Enforcement Operations

• Compliance Check Operations
• Cops in Shops
• Shoulder Tap Operations
• Third Party Transactions
• Enforcement of Impaired Driving Laws
• Fake ID Identification
• Party Prevention and Controlled Dispersal
• School Based Enforcement Initiatives
• Sobriety Check Points

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Compliance Checks

• Targets deterring commercial alcohol access to
  minors
• Can be used as an Educational or Enforcement tool
• Assist with community issues
• Hispanic/Asian community

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Cops In Shops

• Targets favorite retail outlets w/ kids
• Works to establish rapport w/ police
• Attacks problem from both ends
• Underage purchaser
• Adult provider
• Allows ALL Law Enforcement to get involved

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Third Party Transactions

• Shoulder Tap operations
• Mr. Willya

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Enforcing Underage DWI

• Mindset change in Law Enforcement
• General change in practices
• Time, location, techniques

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Fake ID Identification

• No longer just a kiddie crime!
• 9-11-01 brought it to the forefront
• Alcohol, crime, identity theft

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Controlled Party Dispersal

• Systematic, safe and effective
• Party Patrols
• Target underage issues
• Old way of doing business

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School based Enforcement Program

• School Resource Officers
• Officer Tuesday
• DARE program
• Parental Drug / Alcohol Education

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Sobriety Check Points

• Stationary / Roving Patrols
• Safety Check Points
• Government grants available

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Media Relations

• I know, I know, the M word
• Work to establish rapport w/ police
• Involves all from both ends
• Community support
• Youth support
• Allows your message to get out
• Amplify deterrence / enforcement

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Partnership with ALL

• Communication
• Cooperation
• Coordination
• Commitment

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See our document, Strategies to Reduce Underage
Alcohol Use for more information.

• Available at no cost call 1-877-335-1287 to
  order, or
• Visit our website to download www.udetc.org

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All the Best, Stay Well and Safe

• Contact information
• Chris Bartolotta
• [phone]

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American Indian Development Associates
The Police Executive Research Forum
National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
National Crime Prevention Council
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Judicial College