DECISION TO RECOMMEND ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENT FOR DWI OFFENDERS

The decision to recommend alcoholism treatment for convicted drinking drivers is examined for a treatment program in western New York. A total of 2061 clients files were abstracted for these analyses. The Mortimer-Filkins score and the blood alcohol concentration at the time of arrest were the two best discriminating variables in the decision to recommend treatment in these analyses. When these scores were high, additional information was not needed. However, when these scores were in the low or midranges, other variables became crucial to the decision-making process. Further investigation of variables not available in these analyses is needed to determine the decision-making process for clients with low or midrange Mortimer-Filkins and BAC scores. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

  270 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • MILLER, B A
  • Whitney, R
  • Washousky, R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 447-459
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0095-2990
  • EISSN: 1097-9891
  • Serial URL: http://informahealthcare.com/ada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Blood alcohol levels; Decision making; Driver rehabilitation; Drivers; Drunk driving; Intoxication; Medical examinations and tests; Offenders; Penalties; Traffic arrests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Treatment programs
• ITRD Terms: 2248: Decision process; 1772: Driver; 2292: Driver rehabilitation; 2231: Drunkenness; 2157: Medical examination; 1508: Offender; 1502: Penalty
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:55PM