@article{ref1,
title="Does the probability of DWI arrest fall following participation in DWI and hybrid drug treatment court programs?",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2016",
author="Sloan, Frank A. and Gifford, Elizabeth J. and Eldred, Lindsey M. and McCutchan, Sabrina A.",
volume="97",
number="",
pages="197-205",
abstract="Using North Carolina administrative data, this study examined recidivism following participation in specialty hybrid drug and driving while intoxicated (DWI) court programs. Three court program participation levels were considered-being referred to, enrolling in, and completing a specialty court program. Measures of DWI recidivism were: arrest and total number of arrests for DWI, and being convicted of DWI during follow-up periods of two and, alternatively, four years. Propensity score matching was used to obtain comparable control groups. Using a four-year follow-up, persons convicted of a DWI who completed a specialty court program were associated with a greater reduction in DWI re-arrests and re-convictions than did matched individuals who were never referred to a specialty court program. DWI courts were more effective in reducing re-arrests than hybrid drug courts were. Although promising from the vantage point of participants, few persons convicted of a DWI were referred to either court type, thus limiting this strategy's potential effectiveness in reducing DWI.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.029"
}