Essays on DUI

I would like to thank DUI Court for the work it is doing to help people like me (Cretacc 351). It is a hard work to ensure that people do not drink and drive. I look back at my life a year ago, and though it has only been 12 months it has been a period of transformation. Today, February 26th, 2013 marks a year since I drank alcohol for the last time, and all this has been made possible by DUI court. Again, I am very grateful. My life before joining DUI court was without any direction. I had no visions ...

The criminal process involved in excessive speed violation and DUI.

When robin was charged with excessive speed violation along I70, it occurred in a state that has absolute speed limits. This means that by driving at 85 miles per hour he had violated the absolute limits. In an absolute speed limit state, violation of the speed laws occurs even when one drives one mile above the posted speed (JURIX (Conference), & In Hoekstra, 2014). Upon arrest, Robin was issued with a misdemeanor traffic offence ticket class 1 because not only was he speeding but he also caused a potentially fatal accident. However, the twist in Robin’s case makes it even more ...

Audience: Drivers who believe that there should be lenient sentencing for first time offenders, or who are otherwise against mandatory confinement laws. Message: We should carefully consider, and set legal statutes based on the benefits of implementing a mandatory jail sentence of a minimum of two weeks for all drunk driving offenders. Purpose: To get people to see that there are advantages to requiring a minimum 2 week jail sentence on all drivers arrested for DUI.

The question of how best to both punish and rehabilitate drunk driving offenders has been a topic of serious debate for more than 30 years. ...

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

Specific Purpose Statement: Thesis Statement: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year. Introduction I. Attention-Getting Device: In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that out of almost 33,000 traffic-related crashes in the United States, more than 10,000 of the people died due to drunken driving crashes. The figure accounted for 31% of all traffic deaths that year (FAAR). II. Purpose and Thesis: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year. With the increasing number of ...

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant Program. Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555 The value of alternative sentencing “Sentencing refers to the punishment that a judge imposes upon a defendant who has either plead guilty to a charge or who was convicted following a judge or jury trial (Nocuffs.com, n.d.).” “Sentences for a criminal conviction can take many forms, and a conviction does not always mean a trip to prison. Alternative sentences can include different combinations of the following: a suspended sentence, ...

Commonly, there are people today who are still playing with the hands of fate by drinking and driving. The laws are strict, and swift to anyone who dares go against the DUI and DWI laws; there are some people who are negligent about the endangerment of other people who are out in public. So the question remains, should DUI and DWI offenders be imprisoned on their first offense; the verdict-Yes. There are 3 general reasons why they should. For starters, they will learn a lesson about the dangers of driving drunk that is a lesson they will benefit from and give ...

Introduction

It is illegal to for drivers to drink and drive and this rule is eminent in most countries and states across the globe. This paper review seeks to analysis drunk driving punishment in Wisconsin and this is then compared to other state laws and punishment permissible under this statutory law. This statutory provision has been in existence in Wisconsin since 1911 with a clear focus on two main requirement which are speed limits for driving and the age permissible to drive; included in this law is the provision that, no intoxicated person shall operate, ride or drive any automobile along ...

Why Drunk Driving?

Drunk driving is the operation of motor vehicles while one is under alcohol influence (Beck 1696). The influence is to a great degree such that the motor and mental skills become impaired. Is there any one jurisdiction in the United States that drunk driving is not illegal? Not one. Illegal as it is, why is it so prevalent and causing so many fatalities? It is because of the law enforcement in different states. The law enforcement against this vice varies within territories in our beloved country. Drunk driving became a major societal problem immediately the automobile became popularly used (Boufard and ...

The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. S. Fitzgerald in 1925. It continued the Dreiser’s theme of the American tragedy. The events took place in the Jazz age. Imagine a country at the height of its economic growth. The world is ruled by money, luxury, prosperity, and well-being. The twenties were the happiest time in the United States. Nobody could even imagine the Great Depression. At the street musicians started to play improvised jazz, which displaced the old classical styles in music. It was the golden age in the American literature that gave us the works of ...

Unfortunately, very often, the damages and injuries because of a car accident are caused by a drunk driver. Every fourth accident is caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol. Because the most important functions of the body of the driver do not operate well, the response is reduced, there is overconfidence, and disregard of traffic rules. The federal law in fifty states forbids to drive with alcohol concentration in a blood at the level higher than 0.08 percent (DWI/DUI Laws of U.S. States). However, each state has different additional laws, penalties, restrictions and limits use alcohol. Some specialists ask to ...

- Americans die of accidents more than they die of diabetes (“Top 15 causes of death by country: USA”, n.d.) To what extent do you agree with the accuracy of this statistics?

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Agree [ ] Undecided [ ] Disagree [ ] Strongly disagree [ ] - Legislatures in five states were considering raising speed limits. (Elaine, 2013, July 22. To what extent do you agree with the lawmakers’ proposal? Strongly agree [ ] Agree [ ] Undecided [ ] Disagree [ ]

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- Police practice double standard by driving above the speed limit but expect the civilians to drive within the speed limit (Rhee & Guttmann, 2013, October ...

The Century Council is an organization formed by alcohol distillers that has lent and continues to lend support to the various existing programs and policies with a view to reducing fatalities as a result of drunk driving. This organization promotes punitive measures to be meted out to people who drive while drunk. Such measures include zero tolerance for underage drivers, license revocation and general tougher penalties for offenders (Centurycouncil.org. n.p.). MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a movement aimed at stopping the practice of drunk driving as well as underage drinking. The organization also supports victims of accidents caused by drunk ...

Law

A police department with 500 officers is considered as a large police department; whereas a police department with 50 officers is considered as a small sized police department. According to the National Research Council (2004), large police departments tend to have higher arrest rates. At the same time, due to the big size of the department, it has the ability to respond to more cases and employs police officers who are more aggressive and less selective in using their formal enforcement powers and to resort to force more frequently. As opposed to a smaller police department, the officers who are employed in this ...

It is often common to hear in the news regarding incidents of motorcycle and vehicular accidents due to drunk driving. Some of the suspected motorists would often deny such allegations even if the police would already notice signs of being under the influence of alcohol, blaming the other party for the accident. In some cases, the motorists would even deny being under the influence of alcohol, while a few would visibly display the signs of being sober and smell drunk. No one is exempted to this trend when it comes to drivers drunk driving, may one would be a simple citizen ...

Introduction

United States federal government, Wisconsin’s local government, Department of Transportation, and all the safety partners need to move with speed to curb drunken driving menace in Wisconsin state. This problem can be achieved only if there is collaborative partnership between the government departments, private institutions and the local citizens. This research paper seeks to answer the question on; what should be done to reduce incidences of drunken driving in Wisconsin? I propose that there should be a collaborative effort between the government, private institutions, and citizens in coming with the proper programs to solve the problem. This is because ...

Specific Aims and Hypotheses

Background and Significance The main active chemical ingredient in Cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), although it has over 60 other cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are chemicals that make up Cannabis. THC works with cannabinoid receptors of the brain that work in conjunction with thinking, memory, pleasure, and balance/coordination. Many health professionals support the legalization of drugs citing the fact that 70-80% of patient receiving medical marijuana report significant relief from pain. Research suggests that compared to opiate based pain medications, Cannabis is considered a safer alternative in some cases as there is no lethal dose. Statistics also indicate that marijuana “has lower ...

Algebraic time series equations which consider a constant base and a variable exponent are used every day by banks, financial institutions, scientists, engineers and in the health and wellness profession. The users may not even know that they are computing exponential functions of algebra. Health care givers, nurses and doctors must be familiar with the formula to be able to administer the correct dosage of medication. For example, if a person is brought to the emergency room with a high blood alcohol level the dosage of medication will have to be determined based on the alcohol concentration in the blood.

Dr. E.M.P. Widmark ...