REARREST FOLLOWING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR REPEAT OFFENDER DRUNKEN DRIVERS

Multiple offenders are at high risk for continued drunken driving. Massachusetts, therefore, mandated that individuals convicted of a second drunken driving offense either be committed for a minimum of 7 days in a house of correction or enter a 14-day residential alcoholism treatment program for second offenders. A 2-year follow-up study of arrest rates assessed the impact of the two sentencing options on subsequent arrests for driving under the influence of liquor (DUIL). The incarcerated sample (n = 190) was slightly younger, had more prior DUIL charges and exhibited greater criminality than those who entered treatment (n = 199). Offenders admitted to the 14-day program were significantly less likely to be rearrested for drunken driving (10 vs 20%). A summary odds ratio suggested that when adjusted for differences in prior arrests, the risk of rearrest was 1.9 times greater among incarcerated offenders. Although a 2-year follow-up is insufficient to assess the complete impact of the 14-day program, the two-fold difference in the risk of rearrest suggests that mandated short-term residential treatment may provide an effective intervention among repeat offender drunken drivers. (Author/TRRL)

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • McCarty, D
  • Argeriou, M
• Publication Date: 1988-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-6
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Alcohol use; Arrests; Drunk driving; Recidivism; Safety programs; Traffic safety education
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 2231: Drunkenness; 2284: Education; 8516: Lecture; 1508: Offender; 1502: Penalty; 2258: Personality; 1519: Recidivist; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480434
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 637
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM