TREATING DRUNK DRIVERS WITH MORAL RECONATION THERAPY: A TWO-YEAR RECIDIVISM STUDY

115 DWI (driving while intoxicated)-convicted male inmates were treated with Moral Reconation Therapy during incarceration. Nearly two years after their release, subjects' postrelease arrest records were collected. Treatment group data were compared to a control group of 65 inmates who applied but did not enter treatment because bed space was limited. Analysis showed that 10.4% of the treatment group; obtained additional DWI arrests after release compared to 15.6% of the control group. 14.3% of treated subjects received additional sentences compared to 21.5% of nontreated controls. Results were also analyzed for a group of 24 treated subjects who continued to participate in treatment after release. This aftercare group showed a postrelease DWI rate of only 4.2% and reincarceration rate of 8.3%.

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• Authors:
  • Little, G L
  • Robinson, K D
  • Burnette, K D
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1379-87
• Serial:
  • Psychological Reports
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 3pt2
  • Publisher: Ammons Scientific
  • ISSN: 0033-2941

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Driver improvement programs; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving
• Uncontrolled Terms: Treatment programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Moral reconation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615159
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM