Citation

Morse BJ, Elliott DS. Crime Delinq. 1992; 38(2): 131-157.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128792038002001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As demands for more effective legal remedies for drunk driving escalate, a number of states have authorized judges to use breath analyzer ignition interlock devices as an optional sanction in drunk driving cases. This research presents initial findings from a quasi-experimental study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of interlock devices as a deterrent to a repeated drunk driving arrest in a sample of persons convicted of DUI. Survival rates across a 30-month risk period, during which interlock installation, license suspension, and probation sanctions were in effect, indicate that interlock devices significantly reduced the likelihood of a repeated DUI arrest as compared to license suspension.

Language: en