Risk focused prevention is based on a simple premise: to prevent a problem from happening, we need to identify the factors that increase the risk of that problem developing and then find ways to reduce the risks.
What are risks of
removing laws that control Alcohol consumption?
What impact will
we have?
Read the information below Provided by the LSU Campus Community
Coalition for Change
RESEARCH ABOUT
ABANDONING ALCOHOL CONTROLS IN BUSINESS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS
Position The
LSU Campus-Community Coalition for Change opposes the abandonment
of alcohol controls in the Downtown Development District.
Research Findings
1. Lack of alcohol controls increases alcohol outlet density. Increased outlet density causes increased crime resulting in harm to people, the environment, and overall quality of life.
- Easy access to alcohol increases alcohol-related noise, injury and violence such as assaults, vehicular crashes, and homicides.
- Easy access to alcohol increases environmental problems such as litter and glass, public urination, property vandalism, damage to landscapes, odor, and general decline.
2. Lack of alcohol controls limits the use of the district with increased costs to quality of life.
- Decreases long-term attractiveness and economic development
- Increases regulatory and law enforcement costs
- Increases environmental maintenance costs
- Increases medical and emergency response costs
3. Lack of alcohol controls attracts unintended audiences, increasing regulatory costs.
- A broad, inclusive population of the community will not be attracted to an alcohol-focused or limited-use district.
- The area will attract underage high school and college students.
- Problem bars from other areas may relocate there.
- The alcohol dependent and predators may be attracted to the area.
The LSU CCCC (which works in Baton Rouge to reduce high risk drinking) made up of many individuals and groups within Baton Rouge has provided the following information on reducing the alcohol controls in a community and the following solutions:
1. Develop an upscale, mixed-use district targeting a broad, inclusive population of people, balancing economic goals with cultural interests and community safety needs.
2. Establish DDD community health and safety standards that are congruent with or stronger than current city-parish policies.
3. To resolve safety concerns, enforce existing alcohol controls and increase law enforcement. Establish measures to restrict hasty proliferation of alcohol outlets to the exclusion of other cultural and social venues.
LSU Campus-Community Coalition for Change 275 LSU Student Health Center Infirmary Road at W. Chimes Street Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Ph: 225/578-5958
Email:
cccc@lsu.edu
website: www.lsu.edu/cccc