Zero-Tolerance Laws

At a glance

Program or Strategy Type
Environmental
Intervention Continuum
Universal
Age group(s)
Not specified
Setting(s)
Not specified
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
EIP
EBP Designation
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for EIP
Versions with EBP Designations
N/A
Program or Strategy Description

Lower blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits for underage drivers and/or a risk of loss of license when an underage youth has been found to be drinking, even if the youth was not driving. Usually this limit is set at the minimum that can be reliably detected by breath-testing equipment (i.e., .01-.02 BACs). Zero-tolerance laws also commonly invoke other penalties such as automatic license revocation.

Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Not on registry
CrimeSolutions: Promising (one)
CEBC: Not on registry
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Not on Inventory
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Not on Inventory
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Not on registry
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry

Contexts

Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, White, Race/ethnicity unspecified
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Male
Female
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Urban
Suburban
Rural and/or frontier
Tribal
Language
Not specified
Name and Contact of Program Developer

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Washington, DC 20590 (888) 327-4236

Characteristics

Protective factor(s) addressed

Individual Protective Factors
Not Specified
Peer Protective Factors
Not Specified
Family Protective Factors
Not Specified
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Not Specified

Risk factor(s) addressed

Individual Risk Factors
Not Specified
Peer Risk Factors
Not Specified
Family Risk Factors
Not Specified
School Risk Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Not Specified

Outcomes targeted

Problem Behavior Outcomes
Not Specified
Education Outcomes
Not Specified
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Not Specified
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Not Specified

Implementation stories