PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF DRINKING-DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES: AN EVALUATION OF MADD

Drunken driving has become widely recognized as a serious social problem. In recent years, several citizen activist groups have emerged to combat this problem. The leadership of 212 chapters of an organization called Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) was surveyed to obtain data on chapter emphasis, satisfaction, future involvement and perception of most effective countermeasures. On measures of perceived effectiveness of various countermeasures, chapter leaders ranked strong legal penalties and strict enforcement of driving while intoxicated (DWI) laws as most effective compared to prevention and treatment measures. Findings suggest a shift in emphasis toward a more criminal justice orientation.

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  Alcohol Research Documentation, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Ungerleider, S
  • BLOCH, S A
• Publication Date: 1988-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 191-195
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Data collection; Drunk driving; Interviewing; Law enforcement; Measures of effectiveness; Penalties; Prevention; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Treatment programs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490053
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 468
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1989 12:00AM