PREVENTION THROUGH PREVENTION THROUGH ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT

Presented By:

Erik Smoot-Senior Agent

2M2L Area Regional Coordinator

Oklahoma ABLE Commission

440 s Houston, Suite 110

Tulsa, OK 74127

www.able.ok.gov

Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionLaws Enforcement Commission

• Constitutionally Created L.E. Agency

• Enforce, License & Regulate the Alcoholic Beverage & Charitable Gaming Statutes

• Enforce specific Tobacco Statutes

The Goal of this Training The Goal of this Training is …is …

Provide concepts and principles for you to Provide concepts and principles for you to consider and provide updates on what is consider and provide updates on what is happening elsewhere on this issuehappening elsewhere on this issue

Take an idea, build on it, make it work in Take an idea, build on it, make it work in your communityyour community

Law Enforcement = Prevention

Policies & PracticesPolicies & Practices

•Policies – what people say they’ll do

•Practices – what people actually do

GOAL

Reduce Number of Drivers that are Driving Intoxicated on Oklahoma

Roadways

Assessment

Where are people getting the alcohol?

Are they being over served? If so, where?

Are minors getting alcohol? If so, where?

Assessment

Are we enforcing the alcohol laws we have?Criminal Administrative

Why are people driving after they are under the influence?

Capacity Building / Community Mobilization

Who needs to be at the table to accomplish this? Law Enforcement Retailers Prosecutors General Public ABLE Commission Prevention Professionals Media

Strategic Planning

Where are people getting alcohol?Limit AccessCompliance ChecksBar ChecksEducating RetailersHouse Parties

Strategic Planning

Are people being over served? If so, where?Place of Last Drink (How do we make this

better?)Bar ChecksEducating RetailersCan people easily make complaintsEnforce current laws

Strategic Planning

Are minors getting alcohol? If so, where?Compliance ChecksBar ChecksEducating RetailersCan people easily make complaintsProper controlled party dispersalEnforce current laws

Strategic Planning

Are we enforcing the laws that we currently have? Sell Alcohol to Minors Sell Alcohol to Intoxicated Social Host Minor in Possession Public Intoxication Possession of False ID’s Driving Under the Influence Are Agencies reporting violations to ABLE

Strategic Planning

Why are people driving after they are under the influence?

Not aware of other optionsNo other options availableDon’t want to leave your vehicleThey have done it before and have never

been caughtDon’t realize how intoxicated they are

Cultural Competence

Do you have a unique problem to your area?

Does that change who needs to be part of your community mobilization?

Have a plan for this!!!

Sustainability

Can this program continue to operate on it’s own? Why or why not?

MoneyManpowerLack of Buy-In

How do we get buy-in?

Implementation

Follow Your Plan!!!

Evaluation

Did it work?

What could we change?

Have the problems changed?

Where do we go from here?

Never Stop Working

Contact Information: Contact Information:

Erik Smoot, Senior Agent

Oklahoma ABLE Commission

East Regional Coordinator

866-894-3517 toll free