Attorney General's Department: BOCSAR
- Sentencing high-range PCA drink-drivers in NSW
BOCSAR report of a study which shows that, for offenders convicted of high-range prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA) offences over the five years to June 2001, almost one-quarter were repeat drink drivers. Of these repeat offenders, more than half had a prior PCA conviction in the high range. The sentencing of high-range drink drivers is examined in relation to the frequency and nature of prior drink-driving convictions, and to the presence of concurrent driving convictions. August 2003
- Sentencing drink-drivers: The use of dismissals and conditional discharges
This study shows that (in NSW) the use of dismissals and conditional discharges for PCA offences has increased sharply over the last ten years, across each of the three PCA offence ranges. The rate of use of dismissals and conditional discharges in relation to PCA offences, however, varies markedly across Local Courts
Judicial Commission of NSW
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Governments of Other States & Territories
Tasmania
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Australian Federal Government
National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
- Alcohol and Licensed Premises: Best Practice Policing (PDF)
The aim of this project was to document best practice in the policing of licensed premises through consolidation of the existing knowledge base on policing of licensed premises into a single monograph. 2003
- A Guidebook for Evaluating Community-Based Law Enforcement Projects
This guidebook has been written for those undertaking evaluations which have a police/health interface. The book provides a frame of reference for the evaluation process and a practical introduction to evaluation options. It also outlinesthe tools of evaluation and the process of applying them. 2001
- Evaluation of a Community-Based Law Enforcement Model for Intersectoral Harm Reduction (PDF)
This is the final report from the evaluation of four Australian pilot programs in community-based approaches to drug law enforcement.The pilot programs aimed at finding ways to ensure that drug law enforcement strategies,priorities and tactics at the local level could be made more consistent with the official police commitment to a harm minimisation philosophy. 2001
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Australian NGO's
Druginfo Clearinghouse
Law, regulation, policing and enforcement in the prevention of alcohol-related harm
The existence of laws prohibiting the supply and use of specific substances, together with the threat of prosecution, can be important in influencing individual and community levels of harmful substance use. This Report considers the research evaluating efforts to prevent alcohol-related harm to children and young people through legislative and regulative mechanisms. 2004 (26KB pdf file)
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International
European Confederation of Spirits Producers (CEPS)
EU legislation on spirit drinks
New Zealand. National Drug Policy Website
Tackling alcohol-related offences and disorder in New Zealand
Alcohol-related crime, disorder and nuisance cause concern in many communities, leading to periodic calls for tougher enforcement of liquor laws by police. Most recently, in New Zealand, anxiety has been expressed about increased youth access to alcohol, after the lowering of the minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol to 18 years. Preliminary data indicates that this change has led to an increase in underage drinking, particularly in public places, and an associated rise in alcohol-related disorder.
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