EVALUATION OF MORTIMER-FILKINS TEST AS A PREDICTION OF ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING RECIDIVISM

To determine whether the Mortimer-Filkins (MF) test, designed to distinguish alcoholics from nonalcoholics, is able to predict differential recidivism rates for driving under the influence of alcohol for alcoholic and nonalcoholic subgroups, standard validation procedures were used. Results suggest that the MF is of marginal utility for predicting alcohol-impaired driving recidivism. (Author/TRRL)

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Wendling, A
  • Kolody, B
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 751-756
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Detectors; Drunk driving; Forecasting; Intoxication; Measures of effectiveness; Psychology; Recidivism; Recidivists; Repeat offenders; Test procedures; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• ITRD Terms: 2231: Drunkenness; 132: Forecast; 1519: Recidivist; 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388904
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM