Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center

States and localities are employing many prevention strategies to tackle the underage drinking problem. Minnesota recently passed new legislation that strengthens advocates’ ability to limit youth access to alcohol. California has implemented a program to discourage adults from buying alcohol for minors. Kentucky uses the “Cops in Shops” initiative to publicize and strengthen its enforcement…

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.   Greater Cooperation Results in Increased Enforcement & Compliance. Georgia’s problem of illegal alcohol sales to minors in the mid-1990’s was marked by an extremely…

  City- State Dates Training Type Training Details 1 Lexington, KY April 1-2, 2003 Policy Policy 101 2 Chicago, IL April 3-4, 2003 Other Prevention First 2003 Substance Abuse Prevention Conference 3 Lake, IN April 5 ,2003 Policy Policy 101 for Latino Communities 4 Escanaba, MI April 5, 2003 Youth Youth and Youth Advisors Conference…

Press / Media This page provides links to news stories in which judges have offered important perspectives on the judiciary and the area of underage drinking.  Points of view or comments offered in these documents or reports are those of the authors and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States…

Action on Alcohol & Teens (AAT) http://www.winternet.com/~martinez/index.html This network of Minnesota citizens works to reduce youth access to alcohol. AAT is seeking to change state and local policies that would hold both merchants and other adults accountable for selling or giving alcohol to underage persons. The web site includes information about the program and its…

    TO:               National Leadership Conference Participants FROM:        JohnnettaDavis                      Centerfor Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws RE:                Rescheduling of our National Leadership Conference DATE:          September 15, 2001    Onbehalf of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) andThe Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (UDETC) we would like to expressour condolences to those who lost friends and loved…