Psychology of DWI Activism in Cyberspace
Exploring the Challenges facing Drivers Under the Influence
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Instructions
for this Report
Description of NCADD Site
Youth and Adolescents
Chronic Drunk Drivers
Young Adults
Using Technology to Prevent DWI
Treatment of DUI Offenders
Legal Sanctions
Other Web Page Articles Related to DWI
How My Report Compares With Others in My Generation
Conclusion
DESCRIPTION OF NCADD SITE
This site, directed under the committee
of "Coming Together Against Drunk Driving", provides interested readers
with information regarding the problems with young adolescents and their
early involvement with driving under the influence, and how it effects
their driving and drinking habits as they become adults. Also
the report points out the increasing populations of chronic drunk drivers
as well as prevention methods in making sure this problem does not get
any disasterous than it already is. The NCADD site uses a clever
way of breaking up their individual topics into links so the reader stays
interested. Instead of using a long text to get their information
across, they use a more inviting method of letting the reader look up certain
topics at their leisure. A reader may want to skip over certain topics
that may not be of interest to them and read only the articles of
their choice.
YOUTH AND ADOLESCENTS
The article states that scare tactics as well as awareness
campaignes regarding drug and alcohol abuse have proven to not be as successful
in changing the behaviors in adolescent teenagers. In fact, awareness
campaignes may have stimulated teenagers to try substances such as drugs
and alcohol.
Other methods such as programs to change the adolescents' attitude
have proven to be more effective and long- lasting. Enforcing stricter
penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol for teenagers seem
to be another great method for controlling the increasingly dangerous problem
on our roadway. I strongly agree that in order to control this problem
of having increasing numbers of drunk drivers on our roads there must be
stricter penalties, especially for repeated offenders.
CHRONIC DRUNK DRIVERS
This article addresses the issue of chronic drunk drivers
who repeatedly commit illegal acts of getting behind the wheel even though
the court of law has suspended or revoked their license. Often they
drive without a lisence and under the influence at the same time.
It also states that often the legal proceeding are lengthy which gives
the offender more time to drive and drink in the process. Again stricter
penalties such as revoking their license and automobile permanently, or
until they show signs of recovery from substance abuse. Most offenders
do seem to have a drug or alcohol problem which leaves them little incentive
to stop drinking and driving. It is literally an illness in which
the initial problem must be solved in order to illiminate the process of
drinking and driving.
YOUNG ADULTS
USING TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT DWI
TREATMENT OF DUI OFFENDERS
LEGAL SANCTIONS
OTHER WEB PAGE ARTICLES RELATED TO DWI
HOW MY REPORT COMPARES WITH OTHERS IN MY GENERATION
CONCLUSION