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Juvenile Holdover
A pervasive problem reported in most jurisdictions throughout the country concerns detaining juveniles after apprehension for impaired driving or alcohol offenses. In most of these cases, the offense does not require detention but, because of the unavailability of parents, in many instances juveniles must be held. Because of Federal guidelines, juveniles cannot be locked up in adult facilities. It is frequently necessary, therefore, for the arresting officer to babysit until a parent can be located, sometimes for hours. Other options would be to deliver the juvenile to a detention center that, in most parts of the country, is a long distance away. Some jurisdictions have developed innovative methods to temporarily hold juveniles in a way that does not require the continued presence of the arresting officer. This project calls for the Council of State Governments to identify these innovative programs, develop guidelines for other communities to replicate (now under development) and provide training to interested communities. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice, has joined NHTSA in this effort and sponsors training with States.
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Zero Tolerance Laws for Youth: Four States Experience
This report summarizes the results of a project designed to describe and evaluate zero tolerance drinking driving laws for youth in four States. These laws prohibit driving by persons under 21 at a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) over .00, .01, or .02 (depending on the State) in contrast to the levels set for adults at .08 or .10. The States studied were Florida, Maine, Texas and Oregon. Two of the States, Maine and Oregon, adopted such laws in the early 1980s and modified them in the mid-1990s to make them more stringent. Texas and Florida adopted zero tolerance laws in the late 1990s.
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Youth DWI and Underage Enforcement Manual
This manual addresses the issue of underage alcohol consumption and youth DWI enforcement. It includes enforcement strategies, guidelines and implementation tips for use by law enforcement officers.
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State Alcohol Beverage Control Agencies Approach to Community Underage Drinking Problems
NHTSA, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, is conducting a demonstration program that will result in a manual for State ABC officials. This manual describes strategies that State ABC agencies can use to assist college communities in dealing with underage drinking. Watch for the information on their web site at www.lcb.state.pa.us/edu/
Strategies for Success: Combating Juvenile DUI
This booklet discusses the role criminal justice professionals can play in developing a coordinated approach to handling juvenile alcohol and impaired driving offenses. It is based on the experience of five demonstration sites in a project jointly funded by NHTSA and the Department of Justices Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Best Practices - Alcohol Retail Strategies to Reduce Underage Sales
This manual contains descriptions of programs to reduce the sale of alcohol to minors throughout the nation. These programs were judged to be the most promising by a panel of alcohol beverage control officials.
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Prosecution, Adjudication and Treatment Juvenile Court Judges Training
A training manual and workshop series is being developed by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges under a NHTSA grant. The workshop will focus on the actions judges can take on and off the bench to reduce impaired driving by youth. The training manual is being updated to include drug-impaired driving issues. Additionally, the video Beyond The Bench discusses the role judges can take outside of the courtroom. For more information log onto www.ncjfcj.unr.edu or call (775) 784-1663.
Teen Courts
NHTSA, in partnership with the Department of Justice, has produced a manual, Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs, and training program to assist communities in developing teen court programs. These are actual courts which decide sanctions for youthful offenders. These programs have provided effective methods of dealing with underage drinking and some traffic offenses, getting youth involved in solving the problem and lessening the regular court workload.
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Community How to Guides on Underage Drinking Prevention
This series of nine manuals was developed by the National Association of Governors Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) in cooperation with NHTSA, to assist community coalition members and prevention specialists with the fundamental components of planning and implementing a comprehensive prevention program targeting underage drinking. Topics addressed in the guides include coalition building, needs assessment and strategic planning, evaluation, prevention and education, underage enforcement, public policy, media relations, self-sufficiency and available resources. Each guide is brief, easy to use, and includes useful tools and additional resources. 423 pages.
To order, contact NAGHSR at (202) 789-0942 or check NHTSA's web site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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