Alcohol, Drugs & Crime

Prevention (13 Responses)

• Have better, more and/or mandatory prevention efforts for violence and substance abuse
• Offer early, consistent substance abuse education
• Keep kids busy so crime will go down
• Have more community activities relating to prevention of drugs and alcohol
• Encourage parents to model healthy behaviors
• Offer more programs like D.A.R.E.
• Hire prevention coordinator for the district to coordinate services in all schools
• Offer more alcohol-free family and social community events
• Don’t allow smoking in public buildings and restaurants

Crime and Violence (10 Responses)

• Inform victims about restorative justice principles
• Offer more support and services for victims of crime
• Eliminate violence within families
• Recognize and help disengaged and juvenile delinquent youth
• Carry out punishments through the city so people get the help they need
• Increase restorative justice for youth offenders
• Acknowledge that West Des Moines has victims
• Honor victims locally during National Victim Rights week in April
• Provide a forum for victims to tell stories

Drugs and Alcohol – Underage (5 Responses)

• Eliminate underage drinking and drug use
• Address problem: adults condone, encourage and support underage drinking – believe it’s preferable to other substance abuse
• Eliminate youth access to alcohol and drugs

Substance Issues (2 Responses)

• Watch for drug trafficking resulting from intersection of two major interstates
• Eliminate alcohol and drug use
• Address the problem of adults modeling to children and young adults that alcohol consumption is social norm