TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Drunk-driving recidivism: predicting factors from arrest context and case disposition
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol
A1  - Yu, J.
A1  - Williford, W. R.
SP  - 60
EP  - 66
VL  - 56
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-882X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -