Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks
Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks
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DOI：
10.1016/s0001-4575(01)00042-2
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发表时间：
2002-07-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Marques, PR
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作者：
Voas, RB;Blackman, KO;Marques, PR
在美国和加拿大，大约有3万辆酒精点火互锁装置在使用，这种装置旨在防止司机在饮酒后驾驶车辆。点火联锁计划也在瑞典和澳大利亚启动。目前可用的最佳控制研究表明，点火联锁在减少车辆上受损的驾驶再犯率方面是有效的。然而，在美国，这些设备的实际有效性是有限的，因为只有少数违法者愿意安装它们，以便合法驾驶。本文报告了一项对一项法院政策的研究，该政策通过将传统惩罚措施(如监禁或电子监控软禁)作为参与联锁计划的替代方案，来强烈激励受损驾驶违法者安装联锁。将受这项政策约束的罪犯的累犯率与附近类似法院不使用联锁的罪犯进行比较，结果表明，该政策大大减少了酒后驾车的累犯率。(C)2002爱思唯尔科学有限公司。保留所有权利。
Approximately 30,000 alcohol ignition interlocks, which are designed to prevent the operation of a vehicle if the driver has been drinking, are in use in the US and Canada. Ignition interlock programs are also being initiated in Sweden and Australia. The best-controlled studies that are currently available suggest that ignition interlocks are effective in reducing impaired driving recidivism while on the vehicle. However, in the US, the practical effectiveness of these devices is limited because only a small number of offenders are willing to install them in order to drive legally. This paper reports on a study of a court policy that created a strong incentive for impaired driving offenders to install interlocks by making traditional penalties, such as jail or electronically monitored house arrest, the alternative to participation in an interlock program. Comparison of the recidivism rates of offenders subject to this policy with offenders in similar, nearby courts, not using interlocks, indicated that the policy was producing substantial reductions in DUI recidivism. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.