TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - The effectiveness of deferred prosecution for driving while intoxicated offenders
JO  - American Association for Automotive Medicine quarterly jurnal
A1  - Salzberg, P. M.
A1  - Klingberg, Carl L.
SP  - 35
EP  - 41
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - Washington State's Deferred Prosecution Law permits certain defendants to have a misdemeanor charge dismissed if the defendant successfully participates for two years in a treatment program for alcohol, drug, or mental problems. The law has been extensively applied in Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases. This study was designed to assess post-deferral driving performance for a sample of DWI offenders who participated in Deferred Prosecution as compared to a Control group of non-deferred DWI offenders. It was found that the Deferred group had significantly more post-deferral alcohol-related traffic violations than did the Control group. The findings indicate that the major objective of the law has not been accomplished.<p />
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SN  - 0197-7725
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -