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Sample Action Plan

Goal:
Objective No.

ActivityTimelinePrimary Responsibility
   
   
   

Danyaville Parents Advocating Prevention
Action Plan

Goal:Increase law enforcement efforts to reduce or prevent underage drinking.
Objective No.1: Institutionalize the use of compliance checks in Danyaville.

ActivityTimelinePrimary Responsibility
Meet with the police chief to discuss current enforcement efforts and the feasibility of increasing efforts.Month 1DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Increase the knowledge base about science-based strategies to reduce underage drinking, including compliance checks, sobriety checkpoints, zero tolerance laws, dispersing underage drinking parties, keg registration, alcohol policies at community events, and so forth;Attend trainings on these issues or bring in outside trainers if necessary. Months 1 and 2 DPAP Research and Funding Subcommittee
Explore funding opportunities for increased enforcement efforts. Months 2 and 3 DPAP Research and Funding Subcommittee
Apply for additional funding to support local law enforcement efforts;Use “Tips for Soliciting Cohesive Enforcement Program Plans” from http://www.udetc.org/documents/rfp.pdf Months 2 to 4**The steps below could be delayed depending on time to get the funding. Danyaville Police Department (DPD) in conjunction with DPAP Funding Subcommittee
Find youth to participate in compliance checks;Explore the possibility of using Explorers or Cadets. Months 2 to 4 DPD in conjunction with DPAP
Complete training on how to conduct compliance checks. Months 4 and 5 DPD
Begin a media advocacy campaign to alert the community to problems and announce that a strategic effort is beginning to reduce underage drinking. Month 5 DPAP Media Subcommittee
Begin compliance checks—baseline data. Month 6 DPD
Conduct a merchant education program;Components include information about laws and penalties, information regarding the importance of avoiding sales to minors, emphasis on proper management techniques and policies to encourage compliance with the law, information about how to recognize false ID cards, and tips on how to refuse a sale safely and comfortably. Month 6 DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Continue the media advocacy campaign regarding results of compliance checks. Months 6 and 7 DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Continue compliance checks. Months 8 to 12 DPD
Continue merchant education.Months 8 to 12 DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Continue the media advocacy campaign. Months 8 to 12 DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Meet with the police chief to discuss successes of current efforts and methods for institutionalizing compliance checks into the DPD. Month 11 or 12 DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee

Objective No.2: Institutionalize a new system in the police department for dispersing underage drinking parties.

Activity Timeline Primary Responsibility Meet with the police chief to discuss current enforcement strategies and the feasibility of increasing efforts.Possibly the same meeting as for Objective 1.Month 1DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Increase the knowledge base about strategies for dispersing underage drinking parties;Attend trainings on these issues or bring in outside trainers if necessary. Months 1 and 2 DPAP Research and Funding Subcommittee
Apply for funding for additional breathalyzers. Months 2 and 3 DPD in conjunction with DPAP Research and Funding Subcommittee
Provide training to law enforcement on how to disperse underage drinking parties. Month 4 DPD
Meet with local prosecutors and judges to explain the program and discuss the extent of prosecution for violators, possible increased workload, and so forth.Month 4 DPD and DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Begin use of a new strategy for dispersing underage drinking problems. Months 5 to 8 DPD
Begin a media advocacy campaign to increase awareness of new enforcement strategies and increase perceived susceptibility and severity. Months 5 and 6 DPAP Media Subcommittee
Check in with local prosecutors and judges to see how the workload is progressing. Month 6 DPD and DPAP Alcohol Access Subcommittee
Continue the media advocacy campaign to publicize the success of the strategy and any increase in citations. Months 7 and 8 DPAP Media Subcommittee
Institutionalize a new strategy for the DPD by rewriting police procedures on dispersing underage drinking parties. Months 9 and 10 DPD

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