A zero-tolerance juvenile alcohol law : why legislation won't work / John A. Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, John A. (John Allen), 1957-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--Alcohol use.

Teenagers.

Drunk driving--Prevention.

Drunk driving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Currently, there is a dilemma about how to handle alcohol related issues, especially those that involve juvenile offenders and drunk driving. Many traffic safety advocates argue for additional alcohol laws to restrict use and more severe penalties for those laws already being enforced. Conversely, some lawmakers and even college presidents are calling for an ease in the alcohol policies, to include a lower drinking age and state mandated regulation of alcohol use without federal interference. There is little disagreement about the seriousness of DWI offenses. The disagreement is about policy,

Contents:

DUI laws : risk reduction or risk enhancement

The history of DUI legislation

Assessing juvenile drunk driving legislation

Reducing crime or increasing criminality

A problem that cannot be legislated away.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-539-8

OCLC:

732955762