DWI Offenders under Correctional Supervision

摘要

In 1997 an estimated 513,200 offenders were on probation or in jail or prison for211u001edriving while intoxicated by alcohol (DWI): 454,500 on probation, 41,100 in jail, 211u001eand 17,600 in State prison. DWI offenders accounted for nearly 14% of 211u001eprobationers, 7% of jail inmates, and 2% of State prisoners. Compared to other 211u001eoffenders, DWI offenders are older, better educated, and more commonly white and 211u001emale. Of DWI offenders, about half of those in jail reported drinking for at 211u001eleast 4 hours prior to their arrest, while about half on probation reported 211u001edrinking at least 3 hours. About half of DWI offenders in jail reported consuming 211u001eat least 5.8 ounces of ethanol (equivalent to about 12 beers or 6 glasses of 211u001ewine); about half of those on probation reported consuming 4.0 ounces of ethanol. 211u001eThe estimated average blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of DWI offenders in jail 211u001ewas .24 grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood; for those on probation it was 211u001e.19 g/dl. These findings are based on personal interviews of probationers, jail 211u001einmates, and State prisoners. The 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation, the 1996 211u001eSurvey of Inmates in Local Jails, and the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State 211u001eCorrectional Facilities collected detailed data on offenders. While each survey 211u001ecovers a broad range of issues, this report focuses on criminal histories of DWI 211u001eoffenders and the extent of their alcohol use and treatment.