An evaluation of the effectiveness of alcohol treatment, driver license actions and jail terms in reducing drunk driving recidivism in California
An evaluation of the effectiveness of alcohol treatment, driver license actions and jail terms in reducing drunk driving recidivism in California
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10.1046/j.1360-0443.1997.9289898.x
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1997-08-01
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DeYoung, DJ
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作者：
DeYoung, DJ
瞄准长期以来，人们一直有兴趣确定哪些制裁措施最能减少酒后驾车。本研究探讨酒精治疗，驾驶执照的行动和监禁在减少酒后驾车累犯的有效性。设计这项准实验研究探讨了制裁的影响下驾驶（DUI）收到的司机和他们随后重新定罪的DUI，同时统计控制预先存在的差异，接受不同的制裁组之间的关系。对驾驶记录中有0、1或2次或2次以上DUI定罪的受试者进行了单独分析。设置.这项研究分析了整个加州州的酒后驾车再犯罪率。参与者所有持有加州驾驶执照的司机谁被定罪的DUI由加州法院在1990年和1991年被选中列入研究。测量.收集了一些人口统计学，以前的个人驾驶历史和替代交通环境的措施，并作为协变量的分析。还收集了随后DUI再定罪的数据，以及首次随后DUI再定罪的天数，并用作研究中的结果变量。调查结果。分析结果表明，对于所有级别的先前DUI定罪，将酒精治疗与驾驶执照限制或暂停相结合与最低的DUI累犯率相关。结论.基于这项研究，以及先前研究的结果，可以令人信服地认为，将许可证行动与酒精治疗相结合是打击酒后驾车累犯的最有效制裁组合。
Aim. There has been long-standing interest in determining which sanctions work best to reduce drunk driving. This study examines the effectiveness of alcohol treatment, driver license actions and jail terms in reducing drunk-driving recidivism. Design. This quasi-experimental study examines the relationships between the sanctions that drivers convicted of driving-under-the-influence (DUI) receive and their subsequent reconviction of DUI, while statistically controlling for pre-existing differences among groups receiving different sanctions. Separate analyses were conducted for, subjects having O, 1 or 2 or more prior DUI convictions on their driving record. Setting. The study analyzes drunk driving reacidivism throughout the state of California. Participants. All drivers holding a California driver license who were convicted of DUI by a California court during 1990 and 1991 were selected for inclusion in the study. Measurements. A number of demographic, prior personal driving history and surrogate traffic environment measures were collected and used as covariates in the analyses. Data were also gathered on subsequent DUI reconvictions, and the number of days to first subsequent DUI reconviction, and used as outcome variables in the study. Findings. Results of the analyses showed that for all levels of prior DUI convictions, combining alcohol treatment with either driver license restriction or suspension is associated with the lowest DUI recidivism rates. Conclusions. Based on this research, and the results of prior studies, it can be persuasively argued that combining license actions with alcohol treatment represents the most effective sanction combination for combating DUI recidivism.