1st Edition

Drunk Driving in America Strategies and Approaches to Treatment

By Bruce Carruth, Stephen K Valle Copyright 1986

    This unique volume discusses research, policy, and treatment approaches to one of America’s most serious problems--the drunk driver. The authors--many of the countries most dedicated professionals from academic, research, correctional, public health, and judicial system backgrounds--present an extraordinary array of creative and thought-provoking approaches to the drunk driver. Their thorough descriptions will help you better understand the drunk driver, and their exploration of new sentencing and treatment strategies provides a comprehensive look at the options to confronting and solving the problem of alcohol and traffic safety in the United States. Chapters challenge many long-held assumptions about those who drink and drive; address policy issues; examine the need for culturally specific education and training programs for police, court officials, and human service providers; and offer helpful suggestions for designing programs for women and adolescent offenders.

    Contents Introduction
    • Alcohol and Highway Traffic Safety Efforts in the United States
    • Sentencing the Drug Driver: A Call for Change
    • Enhanced Services for Court-Referred DUIL Offenders
    • Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Multiple-DUI Offenders
    • Creative Interventions for DWI Offenders
    • Operating Under the Influence: Programs and Treatment for Convicted Offenders in Massachusetts
    • A Comprehensive Culturally Specific Approach to Drunk Driving for Blacks
    • Driving Under the Influence of Gender Discrimination
    • Characteristics of Men and Women Arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Liquor
    • An Education Program for Collaterals of DWI Offenders
    • The Alteration of Adolescent DUI: A Macro Level Approach
    • DUI Offenders and Mental Health Service Providers: A Shotgun Marriage?
    • The Longwood Treatment Center: A Residential Program for Multiple OUI Offenders

    Biography

    Bruce Carruth, Stephen K Valle