{"id":67353,"date":"2006-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uris-common-ground-hosts-first-summit-for-narragansett-and-south-kingstown-alcohol-retailers\/"},"modified":"2006-09-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-19T00:00:00","slug":"uris-common-ground-hosts-first-summit-for-narragansett-and-south-kingstown-alcohol-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2006\/09\/uris-common-ground-hosts-first-summit-for-narragansett-and-south-kingstown-alcohol-retailers\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Common Ground Hosts First Summit for Narragansett and South Kingstown Alcohol Retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tBar, Tavern, Restaurant, and Package Store Owners Review Legislative Proposal to Increase Legal Penalties

\nfor Underage Drinkers Who Try to Purchase Alcohol Illegally<\/p>\n


\nRetailers Attend Police Training on Detecting Fake IDs<\/p>\n


\nNarragansett, Rhode Island \u2013 September 19, 2006 — South County alcohol retailers want the Rhode Island General Assembly to take legislative action to punish underage drinkers who use fake IDs, according to business owners attending today\u2019s South County Alcohol Retailers\u2019 Summit. The meeting was sponsored by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Common Ground, a five-year university-based prevention program funded by the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAll of us who sell alcohol understand our responsibilities here,\u201d said Noelle Brousseau, General Manager of Casey\u2019s, a well-known South Kingstown restaurant. \u201cBut there\u2019s something wrong when young people under age 21 still think it\u2019s no big deal to use fake IDs, when they\u2019re putting our businesses at risk. This is a crime, and we need tougher measures to get that message across.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAt issue is the state\u2019s law governing the regulation of alcohol sales. Currently, minors who try to buy alcohol by misrepresenting their age through invalid identification are to be fined for a first offense between $100 and $250 and may have their vehicle operator\u2019s license suspended for up to three months. Penalties for second and third offenses are higher.<\/p>\n


\nNancy Devaney of the Narragansett Youth Task Force moderated a panel that debated the merits of increasing these penalties, including a doubling of most applicable fines and mandatory (not optional) license suspensions. Panel members included Brousseau, State Senator Susan Sosnowski, State Representative Donald Lally, Narragansett Police Chief David Smith, South Kingstown Police Captain Jeffrey Allen, Toni O\u2019Neil, owner of O\u2019Neil\u2019s Package Store in Narragansett, and Dr. William DeJong, a professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and a national expert on college student drinking.<\/p>\n


\nThere are also concerns about how local police departments and judges across the state deal with the fake ID problem. \u201cNationally, complaints from business owners about one-sided enforcement are becoming louder as the quality of forged identification documents improves,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 professor Dr. Mark Wood, co-director of the Common Ground project. \u201cNear 溏心vlog免费B站, in Narragansett and South Kingstown, enforcement levels are greater than in most towns, but even here we could do more. We need to take a hard look at how the entire criminal justice system is responding\u2014or not responding.\u201d <\/p>\n

Immediately following the summit, waitstaff and clerks working Narragansett and South Kingstown alcohol outlets attended a special training on how to check for fake IDs, presented jointly by Detective Anthony Balbi, South Kingstown Police Department, and Patrolman Scott Vellone, Narragansett Police Department. Each participating establishment received free ID checking equipment (black lights and microscopes) courtesy of Common Ground.<\/p>\n


\nThe summit also featured a presentation by the University of Minnesota\u2019s Dr. Darin J. Erickson, an expert on responsible beverage service (RBS) programs used by alcohol retailers to prevent alcohol sales to minors and excessive consumption by bar and tavern patrons. Erickson reviewed a checklist of RBS best practices, based on his research with colleague Traci Toomey. Over the past year, most business owners in Narragansett and South Kingstown signed voluntary agreements both to continue and better publicize their RBS efforts.<\/p>\n


\nBob Jergensen, owner of P.O. Pears, a bar and grill in Lincoln, Nebraska, spoke about the financial rewards of practicing responsible beverage service in a college community, using good food, entertainment, and innovation to draw in student customers. Jergensen also serves on the executive committee for the Lincoln\/Lancaster County Responsible Hospitality Council, a group of business owners, police, and government and university officials committed to the responsible sale and service of alcohol.<\/p>\n


\nDirected by Wood and 溏心vlog免费B站 Dean of Students Fran Cohen, Common Ground is a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health, to support 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s ongoing prevention work with the Towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown and on-campus Greek coalitions. <\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 has long been seen as a leading institution in national efforts to reduce underage alcohol consumption, excessive drinking, and alcohol-impaired driving among college students. In 2002, President Robert Carothers completed three years of service on NIAAA\u2019s Committee on Campus Drinking, which culminated with the publication of a research agenda for the nation. In 2004, President Carothers received a College Leadership Award from the Center for College Health and Safety to recognize 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s “no tolerance” policy toward violence and drug and alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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