Liquor License Advisor's Blog

ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARDS

            http://www.ttb.gov/wine/state-ABC.shtml

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC)

•  BAC per Number of Drinks (Tables)

            www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/docs/08law.pdf

COMPLIANCE CHECKS

• A guide for local law enforcement officers and liquor control agents on creating a compliance check (decoy) program for outlets that sell alcohol

            http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/manual/index.shtm

CRIME PREVENTION

• Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

            http://www.popcenter.org/

DRINKING PROBLEMS

• Alcohol screening to identify your own drinking patterns. You can see if your drinking may be harming your health.

             http://alcoholscreening.org/

            http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/default.asp

• Alcoholics Anonymous

            http://www.aa.org/

•  Alateen

           http://www.al-anon.alateen.org

FEDERAL PERMITS

• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Collects firearms excise taxes; regulates labeling and marketing of alcoholic beverages; registers retailers of alcohlic beverages.

            http://www.ttb.gov/

GANGS

• Resources to help develop and implement community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies

            http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov

HISTORY OF ALCOHOL

• Helpful links on the history of alcohol in America, including documents and images

            http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/alcohol_history/links.htm

LAWS, ALCOHOL

• Pathfinder for Researching Alcohol Laws in the United States

            http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/pathfinder/index.shtm

• California Liquor Laws

            http://www.abc.ca.gov/cbnpc.html

POLICY, ALCOHOL

• Center for Science in the Public Interest, Alcohol Policies Project – Helps to focus public and policy-maker attention on policy reforms to reduce the health and social consequences of drinking

            http://www.cspinet.org/booze/

• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America - Provides coalitions with training, technical assistance, and guidance on public-policy and media strategies, and other types of support

            http://www.cadca.org/ 

PREVENTION

• Prevention By Design provides California counties, local communities and community organizations with training, technical assistance and support on research-based prevention.

             http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~pbd/

PRIVATIZATION OF RETAIL ALCOHOL SALES

          http://www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/RRprivatization.html

RESEARCH STUDIES AND STATISTICS

• Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)

            http://www.pire.org 

SECURITY, NIGHTCLUB & BAR

• Crime Doctor – Excellent site for information and consulting on nightclub and bar security; many free articles

            http://www.crimedoctor.com/index.html