Determinants of Youth Attitudes and Skills Towards Which Drinking/Driving Prevention Programs Should Be Directed, Volume 1: The State-of-the-Art in Youth DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Prevention Programs

• NCJ Number: 112111
• Author(s): M Klitzner; M Blasinsky; K Marshall; U Paquet
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 145 pages
• Grant Number(s): DTNH-84-C-07284
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
• Corporate Author: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Interim report number DOT HS 806 903.

Annotation

This volume presents the methods, results, and conclusions of a nationwide analysis of programs which encourage juveniles to avoid drinking and driving.

Abstract

One of the major research activities was a review of programmatic, conceptual, and empirical literature, intended to provide a contextual basis within which to locate the information gathered in the other program analysis activities. A second major research activity was a program review, designed to provide an overview of the assumptions, premises, objectives, activities, and outcomes of existing juvenile drunk driving prevention programs. The third major research activity, a site-visit review, was intended to provide an indepth analysis of a limited sample of programs. The research revealed a general lack of a strong theoretical grounding for program activities. There was also a tendency to view drunk driving problems as located within the individual to the exclusion of other behavioral factors. There is need for additional attention to implementation and to a more sophisticated and widespread evaluation of programs. Recommendations are offered to address these deficiencies. 6 tabels, 2 figures, 62 references.