THE MISSISSIPPI DRUNK DRIVER: A PROFILE OF DUI OFFENDERS
This study was designed to look at drinking behavior as well as arrest records and to incorporate sociodemographic data, accident involvement, and other pertinent information to provide a general profile of one group of Mississippi DUI offenders. Improvement of deterrence programs may lie in the identification of subgroups of DUI offenders and the design of programs aimed specifically at these subgroups. This report is intended to be a first step in determining the extent of drinking problems and involvement in law violations among Mississippi DUI offenders. The purposes of the study are (1) to describe demographic, behavioral, and arrest characteristics of a group of DUI offenders and (2) to determine if the group was homogeneous or if there was a segment of chronic offenders that caused a disproportionate share of problems. The report consists of six main sections. First is a background of how the study evolved followed by a methodology section stating how data were collected and used. The next section presents a comparison of the study group to the county in which the arrests occurred and to the Mississippi population in terms of age, sex, race, education, occupation, income, and marital status. The fourth section provides a description of behavioral characteristics of the group including classification of problem and non-problem drinkers, recidivism, accident rates, scores on Mortimer-Filkins Questionnaires, and blood alcohol concentration (BAC). The fifth section provides an in-depth report on arrests. A discussion of the types of arrests and their relationship to demographic and behavioral characteristics is presented. The final section consists of a summary of the report and some conclusions and implications for future research and policy.
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Corporate Authors:
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State
Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program, P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS United States 39762 -
Authors:
- Cosby, P J
- Landrum, J W
- Publication Date: 1984-11
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 27 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arrests; Behavior; Blood alcohol levels; Countermeasures; Crash rates; Data collection; Demographics; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Recidivism; Traffic violations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Profiles
- Geographic Terms: Mississippi
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00399092
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 799
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM