Myrstol, Brad A. and Langworthy, Robert H. (2004). The Police Alcohol-Related Services Study (PASS): A Study of the Intersection of Public Alcohol Use and Routine Police Patrol. Preliminary report prepared for the Anchorage Police Department. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

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Abstract:  The principal aim of the Police Alcohol-related Services Study (PASS) was to expand knowledge about the fiscal, organizational, and cultural impact of citizen alcohol use on the Anchorage Police Department (APD). This report presents results from Phase I of the study, which examines the impact of citizen alcohol use as it relates directly to police patrol with a primary focus on issues of time-task allocations among Anchorage patrol officers. Data was collected through direct field observations of routine patrol operations of Anchorage police officers by professionally trained and certified interviewers.

In addition to the final report, the following data description documents are available:

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (2004). Police Alcohol-Related Services Study Data Description: Codebook. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

———. (2004). Police Alcohol-Related Services Study Data Description: Codesheets. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

———. (2004). Police Alcohol-Related Services Study Data Description: Instruments. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.