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Among the legislative actions taken were the requirement of ID scanners, security cameras,
and independent monitors to oversee problem establishments.It also enacted the following
plan:
Create a city Office of Nightlife Affairs.Find ways to get more police officers to patrol outside
clubs and bars.Combat underage drinking and the use of fake ID.Foster better relationship
among club owners, the NYPD, and the New York State Liquor Authority
Raise the age limit for admittance into a club or bar from 16 to 18 or 21.Develop a public-
awareness campaign urging patrons to be safe at night.Examine zoning laws to help
neighborhoods that are flooded with clubs and bars.Meanwhile, the murder of Moore put
more focus on New York City's nightlife.Issues brought to the forefront of public thinking in
that case were the underage drinking and fake identification cards that are obtained by
teenagers illegally to obtain access to bars.=== Immete's Law ===
On March 14, 2007, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino signed Imette's Law, named after St.
Guillen, to make it mandatory for nightclub and bar owners to conduct criminal background
checks on bouncers and to set up security video cameras outside the establishment.The law
was proposed by Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty and was passed
unanimously.Imette's Law was also enacted in New York State.=== New guideline book ===
A new guideline booklet, NYPD and Nightlife Association Announce "Best Practices, was
unveiled on October 18, 2007.The voluntary rulebook included a 58-point security plan,
drafted in part by the New York Nightlife Association, and was further recommended by
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Speaker Quinn.Security measures included cameras
outside nightclub bathrooms, a trained security guard for every 75 patrons, and weapons
searches for everyone, including celebrities, entering the clubs.The new regulation resulted
in stricter penalties for serving underage persons.=== NYPD Club Enforcement Initiative
===
The Club Enforcement Initiative was created by the NYPD in response to what it referred to
as "a series of high-profile and violent crimes against people who visited city nightclubs this
year."The July 27 rape and murder of Jennifer Moore was mentioned.One article discussed
the dangers of police work and undercover investigations.Bloomberg had met with Kelly
and community leaders to discuss how undercover police had shot Sean Bell and two of his
friends as they had celebrated his last night as a bachelor outside of the Kalua Cabaret strip
club in Queens.Bell, who was unarmed, was set to marry later that day his high-school
sweetheart and the mother of his two young daughters.The Club Enforcement Initiative was
later mentioned in an article discussing the impact and the changes in nightlife as well as
the death of Bell.The article mentioned St. Guillen and Moore as well.Chelsea residents were
reportedly grateful for the increased police presence of the many local bars.The Club
Enforcement Unit also tried to close another club, Stereo, after a patron was shot.Four other
clubs were said to have been breaking the new rules.=== ID scanners ===
In August 2006, the New York City Council started initiatives to correct the problems
highlighted by the deaths of Moore and St. Guillen.There was also discussions about
electronic ID scanners.Quinn reportedly threatened to revoke the licenses of bars and clubs
without scanners.== NYPD Safety Manual update ==
In September 2011, the NYPD Nightlife Association updated its Safety Manual
Handbook.There is now a section on counterterrorism, after planned terrorist attacks on
certain bars and clubs worldwide.== References ==
