No. 11-13 of 13 Books
Preventing Drunk Driving
Six studies present current psychological research focusing on strategies for reducing driving
after drinking. Simultaneously co-published as v.17, no.1 1998. Annotation c. by Book News,
Inc., Portland, Or.
Waging the Battle Against Drunk Driving: Issues, Countermeasures, and
Effectiveness
This is a comprehensive examination of the contemporary movement against drunk driving.
Written in a readable style, the volume addresses all major substantive aspects of the anti-drunk
driving effort including society's changing attitudes and response to the crime itself and the
offenders, the role of grass roots groups such as MADD and RID, federal and state initiatives,
actions, and enabling legislation, and anti-drunk driving programs and projects. Robin takes a
socio-legal approach throughout, emphasizing the rationales, controversies, and effectiveness of
new strategies to combat drunk driving.
Working Together against Drinking and Driving
Gr 4-8The focus of these series titles is prevention. The easy-to-read texts are printed in large
typeface with short chapters that are divided by subheadings. Each chapter ends with "Questions
to Ask Yourself." Posed full-color and black-and-white photographs appear throughout.
Organizations to contact and brief lists for further reading are appended. In Crime, the weakest
of the three, the same paragraph appears twice on one page. This book is didactic and
oversimplified, as well as redundant. Adint seems to have been writing for young children.
Drinking and Gang Violence are geared toward middle school readers and possible older
reluctant readers. Grosshandler-Smith provides statistics but does not cite their sources.
Examples of "Contracts for Life" and letters to send to government officials in favor of stricter
laws are included and give readers some concrete material. The author offers advice for
avoiding embarrassing situations and handling peer pressure about drinking. Gang Violence also
has many practical suggestions for avoiding trouble. Titles in the "Drug Abuse Prevention
Library" and "Need to Know Library" series (both Rosen) offer similar information in a more
interesting style, but Drinking and Driving and Gang Violence are acceptable additions where
needed.Marilyn Fairbanks, East Junior High, Brockton, MA.
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