Users’ Guide to New Approaches and Sanctions for Multiple DWI Offenders

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• Alternative Title:
  Users' guide to new approaches and sanctions for multiple driving while intoxicated offenders
• Creators:
  Harding, Wayne M. ; Apsler, Robert ; Walsh, W. A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Harold Russell Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Drunk Drivers Recidivism Safety Programs Sanctions
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-807-571 ; NTIS-PB92179969
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525302
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This guide describes nine new approaches for reducing recidivism among multiple DWI offenders: dedicated detention facilities, diversion programs, electronic monitoring, ignition interlock systems, intensive probation supervision, publishing offender names, special license tags, victim restitution, and weekend intervention programs. Data on 33 programs that use these approaches were collected through telephone discussions, correspondence, and site visits to 11 programs. Information presented on each approach includes: the number and types of offenders served, staffing requirements, costs, funding sources, program requirements, and effectiveness. Selected program descriptions illustrate how each approach can be implemented. A table lists key characteristics of all 33 programs studied, e.g., cost, number of offenders served, program duration, etc. The approaches provide a much wider range of options for dealing with DWI offenders than traditional sanctions such as jail, fines, license suspension, and probation. They also have appealing features, e.g., many cost less than jail; offenders tend to complete the programs; many monitor offenders very closely, which provides security while alleviating jail overcrowding. The most important shortcoming of the approaches is that reliable data on post-program recidivism is rarely available. More information about the study methods and findings appears in a companion report: Assessment of Multiple DWI Offender Restrictions. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH22-87-R-07271
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9636fe1c9f7ba8eb35f003b9b0439cb5fa7bebc21d4bfe51898ce52ce4b3fab8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1517/dot_1517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.50 MB ]