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Title: STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE PERSISTENT DRINKING DRIVER. APPENDIX C: WORKSHOP BACKGROUND PAPERS. C12. REHABILITATION OF THE PERSISTENT DRINKING/DRUGGING DRIVER
Accession Number: 00676518
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Results from a comprehensive meta-analytic review of treatment efficacy for driving under the influence (DUI) offenders suggested the following points that are relevant to treatment of the persistent offender: (A) As compared to standard sanctions, rehabilitation showed a generally small but positive influence (7-9% reduction) on reducing incidence of alcohol-related driving recidivism and crashes, when averaged across all types of offenders and rehabilitation; (B) Treatments that combined strategies were most effective for multiple, as well as "first" offenders; and (C) In the set of evaluated studies, "severe" or "high-problem" offenders appeared to show a smaller response (i.e., smaller reduction in drinking driving) to treatment than did offenders with more moderate risk levels; however, some of these high-risk groups also tended to receive less effective single focus strategies and programs that focused on abstinence alone rather than broad spectrum goals. These results suggest the following research needs: (a) A clearer definition of the "high-risk" or "severe problem" offender is needed; and (b) A significant need is the evaluation of programs - programs that will likely involve a combination of elements including significant psychotherapeutic intervention, after care/monitoring and incapacitation sanctions - that are tailored to prevent characteristics of high risk profiles. An intervention that combines the suggested components should be evaluated for "persistent" offenders since most of the components that are suggested have not been evaluated either alone or in combination for DUI offenders. This paper draws on both extensive clinical experience, research and theory on DUI offender characteristics, and evaluation of strategies from the more general alcohol treatment literature to develop components of a Treatment Model tailored to general characteristics of one offender profile that is likely to be associated with "persistence" in high risk driving, especially driving after drinking.
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Report/Paper Numbers: HS-041 995
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: TIMKEN, D SPackard, M AWells-Parker, EBogue, BPagination: p. 63-68
Publication Date: 1995-2
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 7 1995 12:00AM
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