| Description | The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to evaluate the alcohol test purchasing pilot in Fife. The aim of the pilot is to assess test purchasing arrangements to enable common procedures and operating protocols to be developed to ensure that alcohol test purchasing can be carried out safely, fairly and effectively in a Scottish context. This is the interim evaluation report and covers the period June to November/December 2006. |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Website Publication Date | February 22, 2007 |
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Andy MacGregor, Scottish Centre for Social Research
ISBN 978 0 7559 1484 5 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (496k)
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
2.1 AIM OF THE EVALUATION
2.2 EVALUATION OBJECTIVES
3. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
3.1 SUMMARY OF RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2 DATA ON TEST PURCHASES
3.3 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
3.4 KEY STAKEHOLDER VIEWS
3.4.1 Stakeholder views - baseline
3.4.2 Stakeholder views - impact
3.4.3 Stakeholder views - outcome
3.4.4 Stakeholder views - summary
3.5 CONSENT AND INTERVIEWER SCREENING
3.6 ANALYSIS
4. RESULTS
4.1 BASELINE - LICENSEE INTERVIEWS
4.1.1 Licensee sample
4.1.2 Knowledge, awareness and views of test purchasing
4.1.3 Likelihood of being targeted during pilot
4.1.4 Proof of age card schemes
4.1.5 Training of staff and licensee practice
4.1.6 Measures aimed at stopping alcohol sales to underage young people
4.2 BASELINE - YOUNG VOLUNTEER INTERVIEWS
4.2.1 Background information
4.2.2 Involvement in the test purchase pilot
4.2.3 Awareness of test purchasing
4.2.4 Parental reaction to involvement in the pilot
4.2.5 Training and briefing for the pilot
4.2.6 Views of participation in test purchasing visits
4.2.7 Future test purchase exercises
4.3 BASELINE - INTERVIEWS WITH PARENTS
4.3.1 Background information
4.3.2 Involvement in the test purchase pilot
4.3.3 Awareness and knowledge of test purchasing and pilot
4.3.4 Perceptions of the training and briefing programme
4.3.5 Views of volunteer participation in test purchasing visits
4.3.6 Future test purchase exercises
4.4 IMPACT - LICENSEE INTERVIEWS
4.4.1 Licensee sample
4.4.2 Knowledge, awareness and views of test purchasing
4.4.3 Likelihood of being targeted during pilot
4.4.4 Proof of age card schemes
4.4.5 Training of staff and licensee practice
4.4.6 Measures aimed at stopping alcohol sales to underage young people
4.4.7 Views of the test purchase visit
4.5 IMPACT - YOUNG VOLUNTEER INTERVIEWS
4.5.1 Background information
4.5.2 Involvement in the test purchase pilot
4.5.3 Training and briefing for the pilot
4.5.4 Parental reaction to involvement in the pilot
4.5.5 Perceptions of the test purchase visits
4.5.6 Future test purchase exercises
4.6 IMPACT - INTERVIEWS WITH PARENTS
4.6.1 Background information
4.6.2 Awareness of the progress of the test purchase pilot
4.6.3 Perceptions of the training and briefing programme
4.6.4 Views of volunteer participation in test purchasing visits
4.6.5 Future test purchase exercises
4.7 IMPACT - INTERVIEWS WITH POLICE STAFF
4.7.1 Background information
4.7.2 Test purchase test failures
4.7.3 Feedback from licensees
4.7.4 Views of volunteer participation in test purchase pilot
4.7.5 Perceptions of success of the test purchase pilot
4.7.6 Measures aimed at stopping alcohol sales to underage young people
4.7.7 Ways forward for the test purchasing pilot
4.8 IMPACT - TEST PURCHASE DATA SHEETS
4.8.1 Background information
4.8.2 Test purchase visits
4.8.3 Outcome of test purchase visits
4.8.4 Aftermath of test purchase visits
5. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION
5.1 VIEWS OF LICENSEES
5.2 VIEWS OF VOLUNTEERS AND PARENTS
5.3 VIEWS OF POLICE RESPONDENTS
5.4 TEST PURCHASE VISITS
6. CONCLUSIONS
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