The spatial distribution of smoking violations on a no-smoking campus: Implications for prevention

Abstract

their clinical needs. The triage system used by one university counseling center involved the scheduling of intake appointments by front desk staff for students who called or walked in, while rotating clinical teams provided emergency walk-in coverage. After the implementation of the triage system, a higher proportion of clients kept their appointments, no-show rates declined, and clinicians increased their caseloads, without any change in the severity of clients' symptoms at intake. (17 ref)-Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences, In a study of the campus smoking ban at Florida International University, a geo-spatial analysis was applied to the location of cigarette butts. The largest concentration of butts was found around the administrative and classroom buildings, followed by the parking lot, both areas where smoking was prohibited. Contrary to expectations, few butts were found around student housing. Campus police can use these findings to determine which areas require the most monitoring. (26 ref)

Student Experiences With Community-Based Enforcement of a Smoke-Free University

“…A campaign in using informational signs can help alleviate a lack of community-based enforcement due to perceptions that smokers are far away in distance, in groups, or strangers. Strategic locations for signs may be based on “hot spots,” which are campus areas with concentrated numbers of littered cigarette butts (Ickes, Gokun, Rayens, & Hahn, 2015; Pires, Block, Belance, & Marteache, 2015).…”

“…On the other hand, if data suggested that noncompliance was a major issue, then formal enforcement may be necessary. Fortunately, there are several examples in the literature that can be used as practical tools to measure noncompliance and determine enforcement needs, such as administering questionnaires (Mamudu et al, 2016), observing smokers (Burke, Cinderich, Prince, & Curtis, 2015; Fallin et al, 2012; Ickes et al, 2013; Ickes, Gokun, Rayens, & Hahn, 2015), and mapping “hot spot” areas (Ickes, Gokun, Rayens, & Hahn, 2015; Pires, Block, Belance, & Marteache, 2015).…”

Tobacco‐free policy reduces combustible tobacco byproduct on a large university campus

“…That so many respondents identified four distinct clusters of smoking spots on campus conveys a substantial degree of confidence in the self‐report methods. We selected four observation locations based on this robust finding (see Pires et al, 2015).…”

Enforcement of Smoke/Tobacco-free Policies at Public Universities in the US

“…These include questionnaires, 26 observational assessment, 21,23,24,52 and the mapping of littered cigarette butt "hot spot" areas. 24,53…”