Spring Break

Acquaintance Rape of College Students
This guide describes the problem of acquaintance rape of college students, addressing its scope, causes, and contributing factors; methods for analyzing it on a particular campus; tested responses; and measures for assessing response effectiveness. With this information, police and public safety officers can more effectively prevent the problem.

Assaults in and Around Bars
This guide outlines the link between alcohol and violence according to physiological, social, and situational effects intending to assist law enforcement in preventing and improving the overall response to assaults in and around bars.

Crimes Against Tourists
This guide addresses tourist crime, beginning by describing the problem and reviewing the factors that contribute to it. The guide then identifies a series of questions to help readers analyze their local problem and a number of measures that can be taken to address the problem. Although the guide addresses tourist crime in the United States, the information provided may also benefit those readers dealing with the problem abroad.

Cruising
This guide provides a general discussion of the problem of cruising and reviews the factors that contribute to it. The guide also identifies questions to ask when dealing with a cruising problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.

Disorder at Budget Motels
In many communities, certain motels generate significant numbers of service calls and consume inordinate levels of police resources. Problem motels are frequent hot spots for both nuisance activity and more serious incidents. They can also inhibit nearby economic redevelopment and reduce the number of safe, clean lodging units available to travelers. This guide describes the problem of disorder at budget motels and reviews the factors that contribute to it. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem and reviews responses to the problem.

Disorderly Youth in Public Places
This guide provides a general discussion of the problem of disorderly youth in public places and reviews the factors that contribute to it. The guide also identifies questions to ask when dealing with a disorderly youth problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.

Drunk Driving
Alcohol impairment is the primary factor in traffic fatalities and in the United States and drunk driving is among the most common types of arrest made by police. This problem-specific guide for police begins by describing this problem of drunk driving and reviews the factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions that can help law enforcement analyze their local drunk driving problems. Finally, it provides an overview of responses to the problem of drunk driving and examines what is known about the effectiveness of these responses from research and police practice.

Illicit Sexual Activity in Public Places  
This guide describes the problem of illicit public sexual activity and the factors that contribute to it, including participants, locations, motivations, and transactions. The guide also poses a number of questions to help understand the problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.

Loud Car Stereos
This guide addresses the problem of loud car stereos, one of the most common sources of noise complaints in many jurisdictions. It begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that contribute to it. The guide also identifies a series of questions that might assist agencies analyze their local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.

Rave Parties
This guide addresses the problems associated with rave parties. Rave parties - or, more simply, raves - are dance parties that feature fast-paced, repetitive electronic music and accompanying light shows. Raves are the focus of rave culture, a youth-oriented subculture that blends music, art, and social ideals (e.g., peace, love, unity, respect, tolerance, happiness). Rave culture also entails the use of a range of licit and illicit drugs. Drug use is intended to enhance raversī sensations and boost their energy so they can dance for long periods.

Street Racing
This guide provides a general discussion of the problem of street racing and reviews the factors that contribute to it. The guide also identifies questions to ask when dealing with a street racing problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.

Underage Drinking  
Addressing the problem of underage drinking, the guide begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that increase the risks of it. The guide also identifies a series of questions that might assist agencies in analyzing their local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.