Drunk Driving: An American Dilemma (Studies in Crime and Justice)

By James B. Jacobs

Book Overview

In this ambitious interdisciplinary study, James B. Jacobs provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of America's drunk driving problem and of America's anti-drunk driving policies and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226389790
• ISBN13: 9780226389790
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Hypocrisy--Too High a Price to Pay?

This book is a breath of fresh air in a world where hypocrisy runs rampant. Political correctness applies to everyone else--never ourselves. Conversely, Tayolor's treatment on this subject is more objective and even-handed. His suggestions are not couched in demagoguery but rather he seeks to resolve a problem, that society in its short-sightedness has only exacerbated. Isn't it somewhat vindictive to slap a felony charge and possibly a prison sentence on drunk drivers, especially when they do not become involved in a collision? Moreover, even if they do, it's just an accident, right? Drunk driving is currently held as a felony in all 50 states. If such statutes are justifiable, shouldn't the same venom that is thrust upon drunk drivers also be spent on those whose driving becomes impaired by fatigue or emotional distress? Furthermore, the same resources spent on housing drunk drivers within prison walls, would be better spent towards programs that administer to alcoholics, treating the disease rather than just the symptoms. It seems that the same government who passed and then repealed laws governing Prohibition should again reconsider its position concerning drunk driving. I found this book very helpful in writing a research paper concerning this issue. The ideas expressed here were not politically correct when it was written, so the ideas here were met with skepticism. Today, drinking and talking, is the latest rage as cell phone use has proliferated; and so now maybe the P.C. police can reassess their views concerning subjects of this sort. Kudos all around for James Jacobs!

A Factual Book

I read this book for a report, and I found it very factual and helpful. I don't think it would be the kind of book someone would just pick up and read. I would only read it if I wanted to research or find information on Drunk Driving.

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taking away license or puting people in jai