Preventing Alcohol Related Convictions

描述(由调查人员提供)：被判酒后驾车(DUI)的司机发生致命车祸的可能性是普通司机的四倍以上，BAC高于.I0。目前，美国法院要求大约三分之二的首次酒后驾车罪犯(那些被判定不是“问题饮酒者”的人)参加短期教育计划。基于传统的AAA菲尼克斯模式，这类项目通常在四个课程的最后阶段帮助参与者制定计划，以避免未来的酒后驾车逮捕。这些计划通常侧重于控制饮酒。然而，最近的研究表明，违法者发现很难控制酒精，因为酒精很容易获得，而且存在饮酒的同龄人压力。在这项研究中提出的另一种方法是让违法者避免开车到饮酒地点。这项快速通道计划的第一阶段将试行一项I级酒后驾车课程，即防止与酒精有关的定罪(PARC)，旨在激励违法者计划将车辆运送到饮酒地点，并避免驾驶自己的车辆。第二阶段将涉及全州范围内的随机分配临床试验，涉及两年内约42,000名初犯。这些参与者提供的信息将用于评估关于酒后驾车累犯问题的创新课程的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Drivers convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) are over four times more likely than the average driver to be in a fatal crash with a BAC higher than .I0. Currently, the U.S. courts require approximately two-thirds of first-time DUI offenders (those judged not to be "problem drinkers") to attend a short education program. Based on the traditional AAA Phoenix model, such programs often focus the last of four sessions on assisting participants to create a plan to avoid future drunk-driving arrests. Those plans generally focus on control of drinking. Recent research, however, suggests that offenders find it difficult to exercise control over alcohol when it is readily available and there is peer pressure to drink. An alternative approach, proposed in this study, is for the offender to avoid driving to a drinking location. Phase I of this fast-track initiative will pilot test a Level I DUI curriculum, Prevent Alcohol Related Convictions (PARC), designed to motivate offenders to plan for transportation to drinking locations and avoid driving their own vehicles. Phase II will involve a statewide, random assignment, clinical trial involving approximately 42,000 first offenders over 2 years. Information from these participants will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the innovative curricula on DUI recidivism.