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,…
Links – Underage Drinking Campaign for Alcohol-Free Sports TV http://cspinet.org/booze/CAFST/ Organized through the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Campaign for Alcohol-Free Sports TV seeks to reduce the amount of alcoholic-beverage advertising to underage children and young adults who tune into televised sports for fun. Community Supervision of Underage Drinkers (NCJ237147) http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/237147.pdf…
National Conference 2000 National Leadership Conference October 22-25, 2000
During the 1980s and 1990s, important progress was made toward reducing serious crashes and deaths involving drivers under the influence of alcohol. According to a recent publication by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), worldwide progress has stalled and hasn’t revived. Making further progress will require new ways of thinking about existing countermeasures and…
A series of undercover enforcement operations has reduced illegal sales to minors from over 70 percent six months ago to less than ten percent last month. The following editorial in the Connecticut Post shows the kind of public recognition and support that enforcement can bring. E D I T O R I A L…
October 2009 Judicial Action on Underage Drinking: Judicial & Probation Outreach Project: On behalf of the Judicial and Probation Outreach Project team, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) would like to thank you for your interest in underage drinking-related issues and best and promising practices to create safer and healthier environments for…