@article{ref1,
title="Drunk-driving recidivism: predicting factors from arrest context and case disposition",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="1995",
author="Yu, J. and Williford, W. R.",
volume="56",
number="1",
pages="60-66",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Efforts were made to examine drinking-driving recidivism in relation to arrest context and subsequent case disposition. Three specific hypotheses were tested, regarding blood alcohol concentration, time of arrest and sanctions. METHOD: Complete 1989, 1990 and 1991 traffic ticket files from the New York State police were the baseline data for the study. RESULTS: Analyses show that high recidivism rates tend to be among offenders whose alcohol tickets were not disposed in a timely manner and offenders who were able to avoid a conviction even though their tickets were disposed. Other factors, such as time of arrest and the BAC reading at the arrest, do not significantly predict drinking-driving recidivism. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that, after drinking-driving laws have been dramatically reinforced, an important remaining task is to swiftly and effectively convict drinking-driving offenders. In addition, a legal mechanism should be established to monitor multiple offenders and offenders who actively delay or manipulate court processing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}