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South Carolina Alcohol Enforcement Teams ended the Seventh Annual “Out of Their Hands” (OOTH) Spring Blitz that began on April 1, 2016 and ended on April 30, 2016. All across the state, strict enforcement of underage drinking laws was coupled with strong media messages throughout the month. During April, the South Carolina Alcohol Enforcement Teams (SCAET) and their enforcement and education partners engaged community residents, businesses, and others to deny alcohol access to youth who are less than 21 years of age. The simple message of the OOTH campaign was that SCAET works with the community to keep alcohol “out of their hands”.
The statewide effort on underage drinking enforcement and education involved all 16 Alcohol Enforcement Teams that cover the 46 counties in South Carolina. SCAET began statewide in 2007 and was modeled on successful environmental strategies to reduce alcohol access to individuals under 21 years old called high visibility enforcement. High visibility enforcement (HVE) implementation has been used to reduce traffic crashes by strictly enforcing safety belt laws and DUI laws. Please click here for more information about implementation of HVE campaigns.
SCAET is a collaborative effort involving the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the county alcohol and drug abuse authorities, local law enforcement agencies, and community partners. The first year that “Out of Their Hands” was held the strict enforcement ran for 11 days during the first part of April 2010. The enforcement and education blitz was extended through the entire month of April in 2011 because some South Carolina communities’ high schools hold proms and spring breaks at various times starting late March until early May with a majority of those events held in April.
Each year, the Spring Prom enforcement and public education blitz has been a great success. It is understood that law enforcement may be occupied with other duties during the entire month. It is acceptable that local AETs plan enforcement based on personnel availability during any part of April.
The statewide effort on underage drinking enforcement and education involved all 16 Alcohol Enforcement Teams that cover the 46 counties in South Carolina. SCAET began statewide in 2007 and was modeled on successful environmental strategies to reduce alcohol access to individuals under 21 years old called high visibility enforcement. High visibility enforcement (HVE) implementation has been used to reduce traffic crashes by strictly enforcing safety belt laws and DUI laws. Please click here for more information about implementation of HVE campaigns.
SCAET is a collaborative effort involving the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the county alcohol and drug abuse authorities, local law enforcement agencies, and community partners. The first year that “Out of Their Hands” was held the strict enforcement ran for 11 days during the first part of April 2010. The enforcement and education blitz was extended through the entire month of April in 2011 because some South Carolina communities’ high schools hold proms and spring breaks at various times starting late March until early May with a majority of those events held in April.
Each year, the Spring Prom enforcement and public education blitz has been a great success. It is understood that law enforcement may be occupied with other duties during the entire month. It is acceptable that local AETs plan enforcement based on personnel availability during any part of April.
