State Resources – Survey Samples

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.   Oregon Community Emphasizes Parental Responsibility Communities in Oregon are addressing under­age drinking by implementing local ordinances to encourage parental responsibility. These ordi­nances are part…

National Conference 2000 National Leadership Conference October 22-25, 2000

The Training Center has created a framework for understanding the effective prevention strategies that are available to prevent underage alcohol use. The framework divides strategies into four types that can be seen as interrelated pieces of the prevention puzzle. The four types of strategies in the prevention puzzle include: Limitations on access to alcohol (link…

A brief document that provides short summaries and references to the most up-to-date research findings and other helpful information geared toward the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws community. This document is published monthly. If you would like to receive the Resource Alert Summary by email each month send us an email [email protected]. 2015 January March February…

Research – General Underage Drinking Issues   Adults’ Approval and Adolescents’ Alcohol Use http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(04)00053-9/abstract Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004; 34:345.e17A study from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center found that parents strongly influence their children’s drinking behavior. Researchers at Wake Forest analyzed survey data from the National Evaluation of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program…

Case Studies A frequent question asked by judges and judicial educators is “how are other courts handling the problems related to underage drinking?”  The case studies section contains a synopsis of programs, strategies and practices employed by courts and communities across the United States in their attempt to make a meaningful impact on youthful offenders…