Anderson/Oconee
Behavioral Health Services
10th Judicial Circuit
Alcohol Enforcement Team
FY09
Year-End Report
Submitted by
Kirsten Abderhalden
July 2009
Alcohol Enforcement Team
For the 2009 fiscal year, Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services was the lead agency for
the 10th Judicial Circuit, Kirsten Abderhalden was the AET Coordinator, and the following law
enforcement agencies participated in AET efforts:
Agency
Anderson City PD
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
Belton PD
Iva PD
West Pelzer PD
Williamston PD
Salem PD
Seneca PD
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
Walhalla PD
Westminster PD
Number of
Officers
8
14
1
2
1
1
1
12
9
1
2
Meetings and Trainings
Three AET Coordinators’ meetings were held in Columbia and one was held in Myrtle Beach at
the Drugs of Abuse Conference.
Monthly AET planning meetings were held in Anderson and Oconee.
OJJDP National Leadership Conference - Nashville TN - August 20-23, 2008
The AET Coordinator attended the conference.
Drugs of Abuse Conference - Myrtle Beach - December 1-4, 2008
The AET Coordinator attended the conference.
AET Training - Clemson University - February 25-26, 2009
Five officers from Anderson County and nine from Oconee County attended the 2-day AET
training which included a mock Party Dispersal and a Bar Check/Fake ID training the evening of
the 2nd day. Seventeen officers from Pickens County and seven from the prevention and education
fields also attended the training.
Social Networking Training – Columbia – May 8, 2009
The AET Coordinator attended the training.
Compliance Checks
Anderson
Attempts
Buys
Buy-rate
July
108
13
12.0%
August
30
5
16.6%
Sept.
29
4
13.8%
Oct.
24
4
16.6%
Nov.
33
7
21.2%
Dec.
0
0
0.0%
Jan.
9
0
0.0%
Feb.
30
1
0.0%
March
19
2
10.5%
April
14
3
21.4%
Dec.
39
10
23.8%
Jan.
0
0
0.0%
Feb.
17
3
0.2%
March
0
0
0.0%
April
0
0
0.0%
May
28
4
14.3%
June
87
12
13.8%
Total
411
55
13.4%
Oconee
Attempts
Buys
Buy-rate
July
46
11
24.0%
August
16
1
6.0%
Sept.
26
7
26.9%
Oct.
0
0
0.0%
Nov.
25
0
0.0%
May
39
7
17.9%
June
16
2
12.5%
Total
224
41
18.3%
The following tables and charts compare FY08 and FY09 and reveal the AET’s progress since
July 1, 2007:
Anderson
2008
2009
July
n/a
12.0%
August
n/a
16.6%
Sept.
50.0%
13.8%
Oct.
34.8%
16.6%
Nov.
23.8%
21.2%
Dec.
19.1%
0.0%
Jan.
29.0%
0.0%
Feb.
38.4%
0.0%
March
26.6%
10.5%
April
13.0%
21.4%
May
12.3%
14.3%
June
0.0%
13.8%
Total
25.5%
13.4%
Oconee
2008
2009
July
n/a
24.0%
August
n/a
6.0%
Sept.
n/a
26.9%
Oct.
25.0%
0.0%
Nov.
25.4%
0.0%
Dec.
66.7%
23.8%
Jan.
33.3%
0.0%
Feb.
14.0%
2.0%
March
29.4%
0.0%
April
29.5%
0.0%
May
12.2%
17.9%
June
0.0%
12.5%
The following tables and charts demonstrate the total number of compliance checks conducted
and the buy-rate for FY08 and FY09.
Compliance Checks
Anderson
Oconee
10th Circuit
FY08
313
295
608
FY09
411
224
635
FY08
25.5%
22.3%
24.0%
FY09
13.4%
18.3%
15.1%
Buy-rate
Anderson
Oconee
10th Circuit
Total
22.3%
18.3%
Informants
Informants for AET compliance checks were recruited by the AET Coordinator and participating
law enforcement agencies. Each informant completed an Undercover Confidential Informant
(UCI) packet which includes a photograph and a copy of the informant’s driver’s license. Some
law enforcement agencies required additional documentation. Informants were trained to tell the
truth when asked questions and to show their own ID but otherwise not to initiate any interaction
with the clerks/servers. Informants received a $30 gift card from Anderson Oconee Behavioral
Health Services for their efforts.
Gender
Age
Race
Ethnicity
Male
Female
16
17
18
19
20
White
Black
Other
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
19
22
1
4
15
12
9
40
0
1
1
40
Offenders
Offenders who pled guilty paid a fine between $465.00 and $672.50 and were mandated by the
magistrates to complete the DAODAS-approved merchant education class at Anderson Oconee
Behavioral Health Services. The 2 ½ hour class costs $50 and must be completed within 60 days
of sentencing. If someone was charged a second time with Sale to a Minor, they were sentenced
to pay not less than $672.50 and to repeat the merchant education class.
Merchant Education
AOBHS provided a DAODAS-approved merchant education class, the Palmetto Retailers
Education Program (PREP), for clerks/servers who violated underage drinking laws and for those
who voluntarily wanted to take the class. The class was offered once a month in Anderson and
once a month in Oconee. In Anderson 28 clerks/servers/bartenders attended the class; in Oconee
47 attended the class.
Party Dispersals
In Anderson, 13 party dispersal operations were conducted. At 4 of those events the following
charges were made:
Juvenile Referrals
6
Minor in Possession
26
Transfer of Alcohol to a Minor
3
Possession of Fake ID
2
Public Intoxication
2
In Oconee, six party dispersal operations were conducted. At 4 of those events the following
charges were made:
Juvenile Referrals
2
Minor in Possession
15
Transfer of Alcohol to a Minor
1
Simple Possession
2
Public Disorderly Conduct
15
Public Safety Checkpoints
The AET assisted the LEN with three Public Safety Checkpoints. Five underage alcohol cases
were made.
