Research – Enforcement Current use of underage alcohol compliance checks by enforcement agencies in the United States http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24716443 Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2014 Jun; 38(6):1712-9. doi: 10.1111/acer.12397. Epub 2014 Apr 9.Compliance checks conducted by law enforcement agents can significantly reduce the likelihood of illegal alcohol sales to underage individuals, but these checks need to…
The OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative supports cooperation between community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned citizens to change local ordinances and enforcement practices. In Cedar City, Permits Encourage Compliance The community of Cedar City, Utah, now requires a beer-handler’s permit for any person who wants to work in a bar,…
April 22, 2010 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. EST Parties on Wheels: Responding to the Enforcement Challenges of “Booze Buses” In some college communities “booze buses” sponsored by alcohol establishment corral underage drinkers from college dorms taking them to and from the downtown bars under the thin guise of a “safe ride” program. Elsewhere buses, aided…
With support from the OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Initiative, community organizations, enforcement agencies, youth, and other concerned citizens are working collaboratively to change local ordinances and enforcement practices. Pawnee Nation Tribal Council Takes Stand on Underage Drinking The Pawnee Nation Tribal Council passed an “Underage Drinking Policy” at their February 21, 2003…
In Pottsville, Pennsylvania… The number of arrests for sales to minors and for underage drinking doubled from 30 in a two-month period last year to 60 in the same period this year. Six of those arrests came when police broke up a house party in which five teens were charged with underage drinking and one…
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