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National Evaluation Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program

National Evaluation Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program. EUDL National Leadership Conference Dallas, Texas September 19, 2002. Funding provided by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Acknowledgements. All 50 state EUDL coordinators

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National Evaluation Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program

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  1. National Evaluation Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program EUDL National Leadership Conference Dallas, Texas September 19, 2002 Funding provided by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

  2. Acknowledgements • All 50 state EUDL coordinators • All Key Actor Survey participants • All Law Enforcement Agency Survey respondents • OJJDP, PIRE, and USC

  3. Evaluation Design 1999 2000 2001 Process Evaluation Key Actor Survey Case Studies Local Project Director Survey 50 States 50 States + D.C. 50 States + D.C. 6 States 6 States 3 States (BP) 216 Projects Impact Evaluation Law Enforcement Agency and Youth Surveys First Round of Discretionary Grants 52 Intervention 52 Comparison 52 Intervention 52 Comparison 52 Intervention 52 Comparison Second Round of Discretionary Grants 17 Intervention 17 Comparison 17 Intervention 17 Comparison

  4. Evaluation Design (cont.) 2002 2003 2004 Process Evaluation Key Actor Survey Local Project Director Survey 50 States + D.C. 50 States + D.C. 50 States + D.C. 36 Projects Impact Evaluation Law Enforcement Agency and Youth Surveys Second Round of Discretionary Grants 17 Intervention 17 Comparison Fourth Round of Discretionary Grants 36 Intervention 36 Comparison 36 Intervention 36 Comparison 36 Intervention 36 Comparison

  5. Themes • Galvanized Activity and New Relationships • Increased Enforcement • Youth Behavior – Any Change? • Best and Most Promising Practices

  6. State Government Agencies “Very Involved” in EUDL N = 49

  7. State Government Agencies “Very Involved” in EUDL (cont.) N = 49

  8. Local Organizations “Very Involved” in EUDL N = 49

  9. Other Groups “Very Involved” in EUDL N = 49

  10. Types of Interventions (No. of States “Very Involved”) N = 40-50

  11. Additional Interventions (No. of States “Very Involved”) (N= 50)

  12. Interventions Funded with Local EUDL Grants 2001 Local Project Director Survey (N = 211)

  13. Local Agency Focus on Underage DrinkingBefore and After Receiving EUDL Funding (N = 72 – 125)

  14. Perceived Obstacles N = 50

  15. Themes • Galvanized Activity and New Relationships • Increased Enforcement • Youth Behavior – Any Change? • Best and Most Promising Practices

  16. Enforcement Activities (No. of States “Very Involved”) • Compliance Checks - 35 States • Cops in Shops– 22 States • Shoulder Tap program – 16 States N = 49-50

  17. Target of Enforcement Intervention (No. of States “Very Involved”) N = 49-50

  18. Impact Evaluation: Analysis Design Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Round 1 Communities (104) 1999 Data Collection 2000 Data Collection 2001 Data Collection Round 2 Communities (38) 2000 Data Collection 2001 Data Collection 2002 Data Collection

  19. Median Number of Compliance Checks P-value = 0.030 N (Comparison) = 76 N (Intervention) = 105 Year 1 Year 2

  20. Median Number of “Cops in Shops” Operations P-value = 0.005 N (Comparison) = 39 N (Intervention) = 68 Year 1 Year 2

  21. Median Number of Arrests for Purchase, Possession, or Use of Alcohol P-value = 0.049 N (Comparison) = 88 N (Intervention) = 81 Year 1 Year 2

  22. Other Enforcement Findings: No Statistically Significant Changes • Shoulder Tap Program • Monitoring/patrolling parking lots • Tracing alcohol source • Citations/arrests for false ID • Citations/fines/license suspension of businesses

  23. Percentage of Agencies Reporting Strong Local Support for Underage Drinking Efforts P-value = 0.610 Odds Ratio = 0.82 N (Comparison) = 200 N (Intervention) = 207 Year 1 Year 2

  24. Themes • Galvanized Activity and New Relationships • Increased Enforcement • Youth Behavior – Any Change? • Best and Most Promising Practices

  25. Alcohol Consumption in the Past 30 Days P-value = 0.662 Odds Ratio = 0.94 N (Comparison) = 2410 N (Intervention) = 2370 Year 1 Year 2

  26. Other Youth Behavior Findings: No Statistically Significant Changes • Past 7 day alcohol consumption • Binge drinking • Drinking and driving • Attempts to purchase alcohol • Perception of alcohol use among peers • Consequences of alcohol use

  27. Why do Program Evaluations Seldom Detect an Impact on Behaviors? • Delayed, Incomplete, or Failed Program Implementation • Flawed Program Theory • Short Intervention Period • Secular Trends • Competing Programs • Non-comparable Intervention and Comparison Groups • Measurement Error • Use of Wrong Measures • Inadequate Statistical Power Adapted from Lipsey and Cordray, 2000

  28. Themes • Galvanized Activity and New Relationships • Increased Enforcement • Youth Behavior - No Solid Evidence of Change • Best and Most Promising Practices

  29. Expert Survey Methods • Literature review identified experts in UAD research • Practitioner experts were identified using snowball sampling techniques • Web based survey • N = 40 • Response rate = 75%

  30. Analysis Empirical Evidence Larger Quantity Smaller Quantity High Perceived Effectiveness Not High

  31. Findings: Best Practices

  32. Findings: Promising Practices

  33. Findings: Promising Practices

  34. Findings: Promising Practices • DWI Enforcement • Driving under the influence emphasis patrols • Other Enforcement Approaches (including training) • Training of law enforcement officers to promote better enforcement efforts • Enforcement and education efforts focused on parents and landlords who allow underage drinking parties to take place on their property

  35. Evaluation Products • “Bulletin” • Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 Reports • Design Paper • Outcome Paper • Best Practices Paper • Best Practices Case Studies • Papers on Assorted Topics: LE, Sexual Assault, Parenting

  36. End of Leadership Conference Presentation

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