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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.   Third Time Is A Charm for Keg Tracking in Louisiana! According to Louisiana law, legislation such as Keg Tracking and Mandatory 21 can only…

Considerations for Ordinance Development ConsiderationsOrdinanceDevelopment.pdf The evaluation and recommendation of ordinances is often part of a larger community planning process. It is important for communities to understand how the ordinance development process works and how different ordinances can affect their community. This document provides the reader with a basic level of ordinance information and provides…

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.   On The Line — Underage Drinking in a Border Town Brownsville, Texas, has developed an innovative program to address its underage drinking issues. By combining education with…

Distance learning is an alternative training method to the traditional on-site training. It allows for flexible scheduling, reduces travel costs and offers the ability to learn at your own pace in an online environment. In December 2010 the Underage Drinking Enforcement Center (UDETC) began offering distance learning opportunities featuring courses that present best practices and…

DUI and Youth   DUI Foundation – Educate and Prevent http://www.duifoundation.org/ Driving under the influence of alcohol and other impairing substances is an epidemic in our society that doesn’t appear to be going away in the near future. Effectiveness of Social Host and Fake Identification Laws on Reducing Underage Drinking Driver Fatal Crashes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25307400 Traffic…

 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…