BACKGROUND INFORMATION INCLUDES DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, STATISTICS ON ALCOHOL ABUSE, A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND SOCIETY'S ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL IT, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE BODY. SYMPTOMS OF INTOXICATION AND COMMON TESTS FOR INTOXICATION ARE DESCRIBED. THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF DEALING WITH PERSONS WHO ARE INTOXICATED ARE DISCUSSED, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF INEBRIATED PERSONS. THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING IN RELATING TO AN INTOXICATED PERSON IS BROUGHT OUT. GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING DOMESTIC DISPUTES IN WHICH ALCOHOL HAS BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR ARE OFFERED. THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALCOHOL IN VARIOUS TYPES OF VIOLENT CRIME IS DISCUSSED, AS IS THE MENACE POSED BY THE DRINKING DRIVER. SUGGESTIONS FOR GETTING DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE ROADS ARE OFFERED. A CHAPTER ON ALCOHOLISM EXAMINES THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AND NOTES SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR ALCOHOLICS. A SEPARATE CHAPTER EXAMINES THE POLICE OFFICER'S PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP TO ALCOHOL AND ITS USE/ABUSE. PROCEDURES OF LIQUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE COVERED, WITH EMPHASIS ON TECHNIQUES FOR CONDUCTING BAR COMPLIANCE CHECKS AND ON PROBLEMS IN PERFORMING ANY INVESTIGATION INSIDE A BAR. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED. (LKM)