Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Assessment, Strategic Planning ...

• allocate resources for EUDL programs that are most likely to be effective andmeasurable, focusing on the populations and geographic areas most at risk.• include measurable short-term objectives and long-range goals to prevent andreduce underage drinking.Following each EUDL assessment, states should develop or update a statewidestrategic plan focused on implementing the assessment recommendations. A statewideleadership team should be convened and charged with overseeing their implementation.C. Program ManagementState governors designate a lead agency with responsibility for overall EUDL programmanagement and operations. That agency should establish procedures to ensure thatEUDL program activities are implemented as intended. The procedures should providefor systematic monitoring and review of ongoing efforts to:• ensure that appropriate data are collected to assess program impact and evaluation.• measure progress in achieving established goals and objectives.• detect and correct problems quickly.D. ResourcesStates should allocate sufficient funding, staffing, and other resources to support theirEUDL programs that are:• adequate to meet program needs and proportional to the underage drinking problem.• steady and derived from dedicated sources, which may include public or privatefunds.E. Data and RecordsStates should establish and maintain juvenile and criminal records systems that provideunderage drinking data. States also should access data from other sources (e.g., U.S.Census, Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System [CODES]) to fully inform the program.(For further details about data and records, see section VI.B.)F. Communication ProgramStates should develop and implement a comprehensive communication program thatsupports EUDL priority policies and program efforts. (For further details about thecommunication program, see Section IV.)II. PreventionEUDL prevention programs should aim to reduce underage drinking through lawenforcement efforts that include some environmental approaches associated with publicOMB No. 1121-0329Approval Expires 02/28/201321OJJDP FY 2011 EUDL Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Implementation InitiativeOJJDP-2011-2997