RECIDIVISM AMONG CONVICTED DRINKING DRIVERS: AN ANALYSIS OF DUI OFFENDERS REFERRED TO THE MISSISSIPPI ALCOHOL SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 1992

This report presents the results of research on recidivism of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offenders in the Mississippi population. A methodology is provided for assessing the predictability of DUI rearrests based upon such important diagnostic tools as the Mortimer-Filkens Instrument, blood alcohol content (BAC), and a comprehensive set of demographic factors. The analysis is extended to the construction of a DUI Recidivism Risk Index. This analysis provides a context in which to estimate the impact of the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program (MASEP). By contrasting the recidivism of those offenders who attend MASEP classes and those who do not attend, the risk trajectories of identifiable segments of the Mississippi DUI population can be more accurately defined.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

  Social Science Research Center, P.O. Box 5287
  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Authors:
  • Snow, R W
• Publication Date: 1996-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Demographics; Drunk driving; Forecasting; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Recidivism
• Identifier Terms: Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Mississippi
• Old TRIS Terms: Mortimer-filkens test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00736910
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SSRC Report Series 96-4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 27 1997 12:00AM