An evaluation of Nova Scotia's alcohol ignition interlock program
An evaluation of Nova Scotia's alcohol ignition interlock program
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DOI：
10.1016/j.aap.2016.12.017
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发表时间：
2017-03-01
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5.9
通讯作者：
Robertson, Robyn D.
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作者：
Vanlaar, Ward G. M.;Hing, Marisela Mainegra;Robertson, Robyn D.
针对违法者的酒精点火连锁计划旨在减少被定罪的酒后驾车者的累犯。本研究提出了一个评价新斯科舍省的联锁程序在2008年实施，以评估其有效性，以减少受损的驾驶，并帮助确定改进的领域。所使用的数据包括个人参与者的定罪和撞车记录;各省每月与酒精有关的指控、定罪以及致命和严重撞车事故的计数;以及联锁记录的事件。方法采用描述性统计、生存分析、时间序列分析和Logistic回归分析。关于具体威慑（即，预防累犯），自愿参与者中的累犯率自参与联锁方案以来减少了90%，而这些参与者退出方案后减少了79%。关于一般威慑（即，关于对新斯科舍省全体驾驶员的预防作用，在实施该方案后，与酒精有关的指控（13.32%）和定罪（9.93%）数量暂时下降，与酒精有关的致命和严重伤害事故数量略有显著下降。证据表明，联锁程序在防止酒精损害驾驶造成的伤害方面比不使用联锁程序的替代方案更好。提出了支持继续在新斯科舍省实施联锁方案的建议。(C)2017爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
Alcohol ignition interlock programs for offenders aim to reduce recidivism among convicted drink drivers. This study presents an evaluation of Nova Scotia's interlock program implemented in 2008 in order to assess its effectiveness to reduce impaired driving and to help identify areas for improvement. Data used include conviction and crash records of individual participants; provincial monthly counts of alcohol related charges, convictions and fatal and serious crashes; and interlock logged events. Methods used include descriptive statistics, survival analysis, time series and logistic regression analysis. With respectto specific deterrence (i.e., preventing recidivism) there was a 90% reduction in recidivism among voluntary participants since participation in the interlock program and a 79% reduction after these participants exited from the program. With respect to general deterrence (i.e., referring to a preventative effect on the entire population of drivers in Nova Scotia) there were temporary decreases in the numbers of alcohol related charges (13.32%) and convictions (9.93%) and a small significant decrease in the number of fatal and serious injury alcohol-related crashes, following the implementation of the program. The evidence suggests the interlock program was better at preventing harm due to alcohol-impaired driving than the alternative of not using the interlock program. Recommendations were formulated supporting the continuation of the interlock program in Nova Scotia. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.