Effect on Reconviction of an Intervention for Drink-Driving Offenders in the Community

• NCJ Number: 240081
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 56 Issue: 4 Dated: June 2012 Pages: 525-538
• Author(s): Emma J. Palmer; Ruth M. Hatcher; James McGuire; Charlotte A. L. Bilby; Clive R. Hollin
• Date Published: June 2012
• Length: 14 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Great Britain Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study reports on the Drink-Impaired Drivers program in the English and Welsh probation service.

Abstract

This study reports an evaluation of the Drink-Impaired Drivers program in the English and Welsh probation service. Participants were adult male offenders who had been convicted of a drink-driving offence and were serving community sentences. The 1-year drink-drive reconviction rates were compared for offenders who completed the program, offenders who started but did not complete the program, and a comparison group who were not allocated to the program. At 1-year follow-up, there was no reconviction among offenders who had completed the program. Multivariate analysis showed that the noncompleters had a significantly higher rate of reconviction than the completers and comparison group. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.