The Effects of Legislatively-Mandated Sobriety on First-Time and Repeat DUI Offenders in North Dakota

The 24/7 Sobriety Program is an intervention strategy mandating that impaired driving offenders remain sober as a condition of bond or pre-trial release. The goal is to monitor the most at-risk offenders in North Dakota and require that these individuals remain sober in order to keep roadways safe from hazardous drivers. As a component of the program, offenders are required to submit to twice-a-day blood alcohol concentration tests, ankle bracelet monitoring, drug patches, or urinalysis as a monitoring technique. If a program participant fails to remain sober, the individual is sent directly to jail. In 2013, House Bill 1302 – which mandated longer enrollment periods for repeat DUI offenders – went into effect. This project seeks to understand if the passing of this legislation altered behavioral performance of participants in the program. It also addresses potential deterrent effects stemming from the program. Results show that participants significantly improve crash and citation metrics after enrolling in the program. Longer sentencing periods appear to have stronger deterrent effects. Individuals who participate in the program multiple times have an above-average likelihood of relapsing into negative behavior. These individuals typically perform positively when enrolled in the program, but recidivate shortly after completing program mandates. Other programs may be more appropriate for these individuals as they represent the North Dakota driver population which likely has issues with alcohol abuse and self-control.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=854
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• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kubas, Andrew
  • Kayabas, Poyraz
  • Vachal, Kimberly
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash rates; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Legislation; Offenders; Recidivism; Safety programs
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01614856
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Department Publication No. 290
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 25 2016 10:05AM