Underage Drinking Prevention Training Question Sheet Responses – 9/15/12
A. Challenges:
What are the greatest challenges related to the enforcement of underage drinking
in Pima County?
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Not considered high priority in society.
Underage believe it’s a rite of passage, a cool thing to do.
Marketing is directed/focused on young customers – energy drinks,
flavored drinks.
Lack of funding/resources at governments.
Parents condoning activity
Technology/availability of fake ID/booze.
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Not considered a priority in society
Underage feel it is a rite of passage – do not understand consequences
Marketing focuses on young people – marketing adds to perceptions that
it’s alright to drink
Lack of funding and resources
Parents condoning activity
Technology making fake IDs available
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Not considered a priority in the community.
Underage feels it’s a rite of passage and a part of growing.
Marketing directed at the underage group.
Lack of funding and resources
Parents condoning the activity.
Technology has made it more available.
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The rite of passage; especially when a young man turns of age
The lack of parental involvement about talking to their children about
choice
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Not being educate on the consequences of underage alcohol consumption
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Parents need to go to classes to understand underage drinking more
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Having access to the parents’ getting info out.
Finding something to keep youth and parents in a healthy busy
relationship to support an ATOD-free life style.
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Parents, family and community members realizing the larger impact of
underage drinking (education)
Enforcement of current laws and ordinances around underage drinking
Youth educated about the impact of drinking and long-term consequence
Smoking – Media influence and the targeting of minors / lack of parent
supervision and regulation of liquor advertising
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Cops not funded very well to do enforcement on many levels (related)
Knowing the laws that we (as citizens) can report on and who to call
Knowing where UAD is taking place to be able to address it
Cops are not always trained well on how to respond to UAD
General impression that citizen is not empowered to do anything
Belief that underage drinking is not a serious problem (i.e., advertising (?))
Apathy
Belief that underage drinking is a parental problem first
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Fake IDs
Not enough people on law enforcement, budget cuts
More serious crimes taking up police time
Appears to be a rite of passage for kids to drink and get drunk
Educate parents
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Lack of education
Getting adults to really understand dangers of underage drinking and
their participation in “all
Cultural attitudes
Social code
Lack of opportunity – protective factors
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Law enforcement resources – staffing, policy, mgt. support
Training and equipment
Community demand for enforcement
Cohesive plan and effort
Law enforcement attitude
Community-wide education and involvement
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Parents/supervision
Culture/society
Lack of enforcement laws
Lack of education
Protective factors
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Parents
Culture
Non-enforcement
Education
Protective factors, lack of (for youth)
Existing legislation
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Parents
Culture – advertising
Lack of enforcement
Lack of education
Protective factors
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The easy access or availability of obtaining alcohol
Not just training at @ home but public advertisements, promoting liquor
consumption
Peer pressure issues pertaining to fitting in social groups
Poor parenting skills to monitor, prevent use of alcohol
Outreach programs not on continuous year-round training or contact
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Environment (i.e., availability, home life, lack of supervision)
Peer pressure
Culture
Education
Opportunity
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Amount of enforcement officers
Strategies used by media
Economics
Amount of education/funding
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Parents – lack of supervision and discipline
Law enforcement – need more laws towards underage drinking
Culture – bring back the culture – reeducate on spiritual ways and living
Education – on the dangers of the human body and deaths and other
things that go along
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Alcohol being readily available
Police force manpower
Funding (money)
Media – music, videos
Community support
Education of the effects of drinking
Illegal sale of products w/alcohol
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Culture
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Media – exposure to alcohol
Lack of parental involvement
B. Current Resources:
What resources and/or capacity related to enforcement of underage drinking
currently exist and support the prevention of underage drinking in Pima County?
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Coalitions
Local, state, and county law enforcement
GOHS (?) grants
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Coalitions
Local and State law enforcement
GOHS (?) grant funding
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P.P.P.. CPC
Local, state, county
GOHS (?) Grants
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Social Host
CUB program
Over-serving alcohol identification
Red Tag
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Community Prevention Coalition
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Community Prevention Coalition
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Mike Pryor
Coalitions – neighborhood associates working hard to spread the word
and make changes in community
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Social Host/Unruly gatherings Red Tag / ordinances
Governor’s Office Parents Commission Grants that work towards
CPSA/funding of coalitions (environmental work)
Non-profits with DFC grants
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Mike Pryor is an excellent resource for Tucson, PC, and AZ to learn more
about all of this
Having the opportunity to protest applications – big green sign, but more
people need to know about it
Force of community spirit in the room today
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Community groups (i.e., CPC)
Law enforcement (i.e., Task Force for Underage Drinking)
Tip Line
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CPC
Task Force to Reduce Underage Drinking
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More funding needed educ./programs to reach people
More public awareness
How much enforcement – social host aspect
Some staff
Some grant funding
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Community coalition
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More funding needed
More public awareness
Social Host ordinance
Caring adults (hopefully)
Caring peers
Opportunities for youth (to make money, art, do something meaningful
for themselves)
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More funding to support programs
Public awareness
Adult charged
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School resource officers
Crash Investigation Team
STOP – Securing Tohono O’odham People
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Task Force to Reduce Underage Drinking
School Resource Officers
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S.T.O.P Program
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Individuals, special interest groups
Educating neighborhoods
Positive media
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Educating the youth in school on the dangers of underage drinking
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Attend trainings
Prevention committees
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Community Prevention Coalition
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C. What else is needed? (i.e., gaps):
What things are still needed for community coalitions and/or law enforcement
to effectively prevent underage drinking in Pima County?
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More gov’t resources – PD
More education
Strategic planning
Community involvement
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More government resources
More education
More strategic planning
More community involvement
More resources
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More education
Strategic planning
More community involvement
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Lobby legislature
Continue to provide info to community through workshops, etc.
Support law enforcement by reporting underage drinking
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Support and/or get involved with coalitions, task force(s), etc. that work
towards prevention of underage drinking
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Enforce curfews
Stress the laws of purchasing for a minor
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They need to enforce curfew
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More staff
More education
More interest
Less negativity
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Sustainability of the laws and ordinance. That can only be done by: 1) law
enforcement giving citations; and 2) Judges issuing or assessing fines that
will result in the cost recovery and law enforcement continuing to enforce
the ordinances.
Coalitions to have a means of communicating what things they are doing
in their communities, website/blogs, regular forum
Utilize (CAPT) Tucson Commission on Addiction, Prevention and
Treatment
More education and advocacy with the state legislature
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Elected officials that actually rep the people and not just the $ special
interests – and %
More training for cops
More training for community members
$ for UAD efforts
Elected officials who represent “people” and community interests rather
than moneyed interests
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Money
Political process – ask legislators for change
More training with parents
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How much are local high schools/colleges involved in preventing
underage drinking
Educ. younger children
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See A (Law enforcement resources – staffing, policy, mgt. support), etc.
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More involvement from colleges- U. of A. and TUSD
Cohesive plan and effort
Parents influencing their friends
More understanding of how progressive TPC is in these efforts
Educate very young children
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Awareness
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All entities being able to communicate and work together
Funding availability to maintain programs
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More education for all
Education in schools
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Funding from Gov. Office – spread the wealth
More law enforcement officers
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Education of parents/students
Change laws to enforce
Enforce laws
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Working with politicians
Education (parents and community in general)
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