ASAP AND THE COURTS: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS OF SYSTEM INTERFACE
Judges unwilling to apply only punitive sanctions against drinking drivers can gain insight into the problems and benefits of court-based treatment systems from the experience of the federally funded systems from the experience of the federally funded Alcohol Safety Action Projects located in 35 states. Because of the ASAPs' inexperience with the courts, they encountered many difficulties at first, and many judges were cautions or antagonistic. Within a year, however, greater experience and mutual need brought about closer cooperation. Two major systems for referring drinking drivers have now emerged, each with adaptations to local needs. The first is based on individual judicial attention to each case. The second shifts the caseload by various methods from judges to prosecutors and/or pre-sentence and probation personnal. The main factors determining a court system's choice are judicial attitudes, statutes, licensing penalties, and conflicts between various elements of the court system and the legal profession. An ASAP-like agency is useful in providing the courts with information, education, motivation, and management assistance (problem-solving and evaluation). /Author/
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Authors:
- Scringeour, G J
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 7 p.
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Serial:
- Journal of Drug Issues
- Publisher: Florida State University, Tallahassee
- ISSN: 0022-0426
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Courts; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Judges; Laws; Management; Penalties; Prosecution
- Identifier Terms: Alcohol Safety Action Program
- Old TRIS Terms: Asap (Alcohol safety action program)
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00132059
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM