Paths Ahead for Server Intervention in Canada (From Research, Action, and the Community: Experiences in the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, P 239-246, 1990, Norman Giesbrecht, Peter Conley, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-128273)

• NCJ Number: 128299
• Author(s): E Single
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Paper presented at the Symposium on Experiences with Community Action Projects for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, March 1989, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Annotation

Although disconcerting to Canadian tavern owners and their insurers, the recent development of civil liability for the conduct of intoxicated persons represents a potentially effective lever for involving licensed establishments in the prevention of alcohol-impaired driving and other alcohol-related problems.

Abstract

Interest and initiative for server intervention are strong in Canada. For example, the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario has introduced an extensive server intervention of intoxication; health perspectives including effects of alcohol and factors influencing impairment; and management of intoxicated patrols and provision of safe transportation. The provincial agency responsible for regulating alcohol consumption of Ontario's on-premise outlets is the Liquor License Board. At the Federal level, Canada's National Steering Committee on Impaired Driving has given financial support for a national conference aimed at developing a network of server training specialists. Preliminary evidence from Canada and the United States indicates that server training programs are effective in reducing intoxication. Factors important to the success of server intervention programs include management support, accurate and clear documentation, and enlistment and compliance. 11 references