Impact of a Driver Intervention Program on DWI (Driving-While-Intoxicated) Recidivism and Problem Drinking

摘要

This was a study comparing the effects of a brief jail sentence, suspended sentence/fine, or a therapeutic intervention known as The Weekend Intervention Program (WIP) on drunk driving recidivism and alcohol-related crashes. Offenders assigned to each sentencing alternative were followed through drivers' records for the two-year study period beginning March 1983 and ending July 1985. A statistical adjustment for individual exposure times was included in the analyses as a covariate. The findings of the study suggested that repeat offenders receiving the therapeutic intervention had lower recidivism rates than those not receiving it.