# Presentation: 442319

## Slide 1

## INTRODUCTION

- ALASKA...

-  586,000 square miles
-  649,000 population
-  14,230 miles of public roads (2004 stats)
-  Known for extremes in snowfall, blizzards, sub- zero temperatures, avalanches, high winds, heavy rains, earthquakes, and volcanoes
-  Temperatures range from 100 above to -80 F
-   Land of the Midnight Sun

## INTRODUCTION

- ALASKA STATE TROOPERS...

-  Full Service Law Enforcement responsibilities
-  Traffic Enforcement
-  Homicide and Major Crimes Investigations
-  Search and Rescue
-  Wildlife Enforcement

## ALASKA OVER LOWER 48

## Slide 5

## Slide 6

## PATROL VESSEL WOLSTAD

**Fish & Wildlife Enforcement**

## AST Detachment Regions

## Six Core Missions

*** ******Highway Traffic Enforcement***
**  *****Rural Law Enforcement***
*** ******Statewide Drug and Alcohol Enforcement***
*** ******Statewide Major Crimes Investigations***
*** ******Wildlife Enforcement***
*** ******Statewide Training***

## Alaska State Troopers

** “****Traffic enforcement is a core function.”**
-  376 commissioned officers
-  21 road system posts
-  19 remote posts / no road system
-  192 or 56% of the force in road posts available for traffic enforcement activity

##  DUI Saturation Patrols 

-  DUI Saturation Patrols

**Holiday periods:**
-  Labor Day / NHTSA “Crackdown Periods”
-  Halloween
-  Thanksgiving
-  Christmas/New Years

**Special Events:**
-  Arctic Man
-  Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival
-  Alaska State Fair
-  Seward Mount Marathon
-  Girdwood Forest Fair
-  Denali/Parks Highway Challenge
-  Anchor Point Memorial Day

##  DUI Enforcement:

-  DUI Enforcement:

**DUI Saturation Patrol:**
-  Funded overtime and working RDOs
-  Total annual DUI arrests:
- 	2002—1498 arrests	  2003—1584 arrests   2004—1995 arrests
-  Alcohol-related traffic fatalities:
- 	2000—52%    2001—50%    2002—41%    2003—37%
-  Applied Resources:
- SFY05:	                    Officers           Hours of OT		DUI Arrests
- Labor Day Crackdown      92                     908	                       29
- Christmas/New Year        102	                  910	                       29

## Olympic Games

***Olympic Games***

## Media

**Funded by annual grants from Alaska Highway Safety Office.**
**Media campaigns included television, radio, and newspaper     advertising.**

**Saturation over the past 18 months:**
-  Paid TV                          1,021 Placements
-  Paid Print                            51 Placements
-  Paid Radio                     1,650 Placements

## Media

**AHSO funding for In-house production of DUI enforcement TV commercials**

-  $40,000 for modern digital video production equipment
-  New full time “Visual Information Specialist” position
-  $75,000 to $90,000 on statewide television and radio airtime per DUI enforcement period

## Halloween DUI

*Halloween DUI*

## The 

- The
- DUI Team

**  ****Alaska passed .08 limit in 2002**
**  ****DUI Team formed in November 2003**
**  ****4 troopers on the team (1 sergeant, 3 troopers)**
** ****High visibility image and brand new AST logo**
** ****Funded by Federal Highway Safety Grant**
** ****$1.5 million to fund salaries for a 3-year period**

## DUI Team Holiday

*DUI Team Holiday*

## Santa’s Helpers

*Santa’s Helpers*

## Turn Back Time

*Turn Back Time*

## Conclusions

**What worked:**
-  Having a dedicated team to DUI enforcement
-  High visibility on roadways with new image
-  Extensive media coverage

## Conclusions

**Challenges faced:**
-  Highest alcohol abuse rate in the nation
-  Outlaw mentality of some residents “ Last Frontier”
-  Limited Trooper resources, almost half  of Trooper resources are located in bush Alaska
-  56 % of Trooper resources located on road posts

## Conclusions

**Challenges remaining:**
-  To maintain momentum / Continuing funding support from NHTSA for DUI Team concept and media.
-  Expand DRE training efforts and program implimentation.
-  Possibility for establishing a Fairbanks DUI Team.
-  Positive interaction with other agencies (MADD, Legislature, AHSO, NHTSA, PD,s)

## Protecting the Last Frontier

## Slide 25