Recent Publication Focuses on the Role Law Enforcement Plays in Campus AODV Prevention Efforts

The U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, operated by HHD, recently published the Winter 2007 issue of Catalyst (Vol. 8, No. 2) (PDF) available on the Center’s Web site.

This latest Catalyst issue focuses on the role that law enforcement plays in effective prevention alcohol, other drug, and violence (AOVD) prevention, and ways to enlist the support and participation of law enforcement in community-based prevention activities drawing from campus experiences.

Articles from this issue include:

• “Taking Law Enforcement Seriously in Colorado”
  A comprehensive program that includes a cooperative effort between the University of Northern Colorado and local law enforcement agencies.

• “Getting House Parties Under Control”
  From party patrols to nuisance ordinances, communities are responding to unruly house parties that are a sore point in neighborhoods near campuses.

• “Change in a College Community: Lessons Learned From the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign”
  Keeping the peace during the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Four basketball playoffs.

• “Q&A With Steven Healy”
  Princeton University’s director of public safety and chief of police, who is the current president of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, talks about the role of campus law enforcement.

Catalyst discusses emerging issues and highlights innovative efforts on campuses that may be helpful to institutions of higher education. Please download the Catalyst issue to learn about ways to enlist the support and participation of law enforcement in prevention efforts. To subscribe to receive the Catalyst newsletter electronically, visit the Catalyst subscription page.

March 2, 2007