DRUNK DRIVING: 1989 SURVEY OF INMATES OF LOCAL JAILS. BJS SPECIAL REPORT

More than half the persons in local jails charged with the offense of driving while intoxicated with alcohol (DWI) in 1989 had prior sentences to incarceration for DWI offenses. About 1 in 6 persons jailed for DWI had served at least three prior sentences in jail or prison for drunk driving. This report examines the characteristics of persons who were confined in local jails in 1989 and who had been charged with DWI. The findings were obtained from the 1989 Survey of Inmates of Local Jails, which gathered extensive data from interviews with a nationally representative sample of 5,675 inmates in 424 jails during the summer of 1989. The Bureau of the Census carried out the interviews for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. This report also analyzes recent trends in arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants (DUI). Data on arrests for DUI were drawn from Uniform Crime Reports provided by State and local police agencies to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Justice

  Bureau of Justice Statistics
  Washington, DC  United States  20531
• Authors:
  • Cohen, R L
• Publication Date: 1992-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arrests; Data collection; Drugs; Drunk driving; Interviewing; Jails; Local government agencies; Surveys; Trend (Statistics)
• Old TRIS Terms: Jail inmates
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628975
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCJ-134728
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 5 1993 12:00AM