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Most literature about court and legal treatment of DWI offenders is community-based. There is a good deal of information generated in a few areas of the country where there is particular public pressure against drunk drivers. New Mexico, for example, has the highest DWI rate per capita of any state in the U.S. The Bernalillo County Court (which includes Albuquerque) has a particularly tough DWI court, patterned on work done in Minneapolis and Dade Country, Florida (NDCI, 2007). According to the National Drug Court Institute, authorities at Columbia University have found "drug courts provide the most comprehensive and effective control of drug-using offenders. (NDCI, 2007)"
Alcohol treatment centers are difficult to run, and have a relatively low "cure" rate. While these statistics are discouraging, it is clear that the combination of court orders and the program has a possibility of greater effect (Lapham S.S., 1997).
Evidence on jail time is more difficult to assess. Jail time for short periods, as little as 48 hours, appears to have an effect on those drivers who are not chronic alcoholics (NHSTA, 2007). There is a concern, based on studies in Norway and Sweden, that longer jail sentences may not have an increased effectiveness for chronic alcoholics who are convicted multiple times of DWI.
Conclusion
This study is both relevant to current needs, and compelling in that there are no studies found by the author which assess the effectiveness of the above-mentioned programs within the same region or demographic profile. The researchers' ability to work with local authorities in Minneapolis will assure that the sample selection is as close to random as possible, and the follow-up mechanisms should provide the most realistic feedback, when supplemented by additional access to court records after the study questionnaires are received.
Further statistical analysis of the data may point to tendencies between subgroups, particularly men and women, and those who are "occasional" heavy drinkers/drivers from those who are chronic alcoholics with multiple arrests and convictions for DWI.
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Hanson, D. (2007). DWI Courts are Effective in Reducing DWI/DUI. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from Alcohol: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/DrivingIssues/20070705120731.html
Jump, M. (2007). Virginia Finally toughens up on Drunks. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from Hampton Roads: http://talknet.hamptonroads.com/cgi-bin/[email protected]
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Lapham, S.S. (1997). A prospective study of the utility of standardized instruments in predicting recidivism among first DWI offenders. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, n.p.
Lapham, S.S. (2000). Do Risk Factors for Re-Arrest Differ for Female and Male Drunk-Driving Offenders? Alcoholoism: Clincal & Experimental Research, 1647-1655.
MADD. (2002, August). Total Traffic Fatalities vs. Alcohol Related Traffic Fatalities - 1982-2006. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from MADD: www.madd.org/stats/11882
NDCI. (2007). DWI Courts and DWI/Drug Courts:. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from NDCI: http://www.ndci.org/dwi_drug_court.htm
NHSTA. (2007). Specific Sanctions and Remedies: Sanctioning the Offender. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from NHSTA: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/DWIOffenders/pages/SanctOffend.htm
The intention is to monitor the subset which selects AA meetings and to monitor their progress during the study.
The concern, and reason for exclusion, is that a mixed set of treatments, or multiple treatments, may demonstrate a different efficacy than one discreet treatment (Kunitz, 2006)
DWI Treatment Modalities
Bibliography
Aalto, M. a. (2000). COMPLIANCE RATE and ASSOCIATED FACTORS for ENTERING an ALCOHOL BRIEF INTERVENTION TREATMENT PROGRAMME. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 372-376.
Enterline, P. (1961). Causes of Death Responsible for Recent Increases in Sex Mortality Differentials in the United States. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 312-328.
Hanson, D. (2007). DWI Courts are Effective in Reducing DWI/DUI. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from Alcohol: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/DrivingIssues/20070705120731.html
Jump, M. (2007). Virginia Finally toughens up on Drunks. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from Hampton Roads: http://talknet.hamptonroads.com/cgi-bin/[email protected]
NDCI. (2007). DWI Courts and DWI/Drug Courts:. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from NDCI: http://www.ndci.org/dwi_drug_court.htm
NHSTA. (2007). Specific Sanctions and Remedies: Sanctioning the Offender. Retrieved September 19, 2007, from NHSTA: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/DWIOffenders/pages/SanctOffend.htm
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