Best Practices for Effective Alcohol Prevention Policies

Best Practices for Effective Alcohol Prevention Policies

Best Practice / Institute of Medicine Reducing Underage Drinking: a collective responsibility / Prevention.org:
Preventing Underage Alcohol Access: Essential Elements for Policy, Deterrence and Public Support / National Institute for Health: national Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Strategies to Prevent Underage Drinking / Institute of Medicine: Policy Strategies to Reduce Underage Drinking / US Dept of Justice: Regulatory Strategies for Preventing Youth Access to Alcohol: Best Practices / US Dept of Justice: How to use regulatory and land use powers to prevent underage drinking / Preventing underage access: essential Elements for Policy, Deterrence and Public Support / NIH NIAAA: Community prevention of young adult drinking and associated problems / The Community Guide: Evidence based strategies to prevent excessive alcohol consumption and related harms / World Health Organization:
Evidence for the Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce alcohol related harm
Minimum age of servers/ sellers is at least 21 / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified / If consistent with the minimum drinking age
Staff trained in Responsible Beverage training / Effective, in person / Effective, in person / Effective, not specified in person or not / Effective, in person / Effective, in person / Effective, Not specified in person or not / Effective, in person / Effective, in person / Not specified / Not specified
Staff trained in acceptable and fraudulent ID / Effective, in person / Effective, in person / Effective / Effective, in person / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Use of electronic ID Scanners / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified
Individuals liable for sale/service to a minor / Effective / Both server/ seller and manager are liable / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Effective / Not specified
Compliance Checks / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Limits on outside advertisement (i.e. signs on the windows) to inside the establishment / Not specified / Effective / Not specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified
Strict penalties for minors in possession (zero tolerance) / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective: Would be a violation of the no server under the age of 21) / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Effective / Not specified
Excise tax / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective
Impose regulations stricter than the state / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Restriction of hours/ days of sale / Effective / Not Specified / Not specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Effective
Teen party ordinances and legal/civil consequences for home owners and renters / Effective / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Strict enforcement of violations / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified
Alcohol restrictions on public/ family events / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Not specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Mandate for ID check of person under 30 / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
Internal compliance checks / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified
Strict consequences (administrative, Civil and criminal) for those providing alcohol to minors / Effective / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Not specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified
“Shoulder tap” enforcement / Effective / Effective / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not Specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified
Social host liability / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not Specified / Not Specified / Effective / Effective / Effective / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified
ID confiscation / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not Specified / Effective / Not specified / Not specified
No free pouring; only serve measured drinks / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not specified / Not Specified / Effective / Not Specified / Not specified
Limits on alcohol density / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective / Effective