Is D.A.R.E. Effective?

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The paper discusses the mission of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program that is focused on providing school children with incentives to choose against the use of drugs. The paper describes the issue in general and explores who exactly the key players are in the issue. The paper notes how the children being taught, their parents, educators, the government and the police force all play a significant role not only in the success, but also in the perpetuation of the program. The paper examines the criticism against the program in some detail and also considers the financial aspect of the D.A.R.E. effort. The paper concludes that the money spent should be applied to programs that measure in actual effectiveness rather than popularity.

Outline:
Summary
History and Overview of the Issue
The Key Players
The Conflicting Side(s)
Relevant Policy
Policy Impact
The Budgeting Issue

From the Paper:

"In response to the perceived increase of the drug use and abuse problem among the youth of the United States, the Government has declared a "war" on drugs. The most significant manifestation of this war is the "Drug Abuse Resistance Education", or D.A.R.E., organization. This non-profit entity was founded by Daryl Gates, the Los Angeles Police chief, in 1983. The organization focuses on school and youth programs. These programs discourage the use of drugs by means of information regarding the effects and dangers of substance abuse (City of Manhattan Beach Police, 2005)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• City of Manhattan Beach Police. (2005). The D.A.R.E. Program. http://www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us/police/department_services/dare/dareinfo.html
• Common Sense for Drug Policy. (2000-2005). DARE admits failure. http://www.csdp.org/news/news/darerevised.htm
• D.A.R.E. America. (1996). www.dare.com
• DRCnet. (2006). A different look at D.A.R.E. http://drcnet.org/DARE/
• Hickok, Eugene W. (2003, Jan. 15). Youth Illicit Drug use Prevention: DARE Long-Term Evaluations and Federal Efforts to Identify Effective Programs. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d03172r.pdf

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