Effects of Treatment Modality on Recidivism With Multiple DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Offenders in Pretrial Diversion

• NCJ Number: 111297
• Author(s): L F Wood; B R Darbey
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 40 pages
• Corporate Author: Monroe Cty Bar Assoc
• Sale Source: Monroe Cty Bar Assoc; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study compares the success rates for the clients of the Pretrial Diversion Program of Monroe County, N.Y., referred to both nontraditional and traditional forms of treatment.

Abstract

A controversy regarding the treatment referrals for multiple offender Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) clients of the Pretrial Diversion Program has arisen in recent years. The traditional alcohol treatment community has criticized the program for making referrals to nondisease-based treatment in lieu of a more orthodox approach. The program maintains that it assesses clients' needs and matches each client to the treatment which can best address those needs, keeping in mind its goal of preventing DWI rearrest. This study is an attempt to examine this controversy through the use of analysis of empirical data. The study found no significant difference in the DWI rearrest 3 years after termination from the diversion program. The referral rationale is reviewed and client profiles, specific to each treatment modality, are developed. The study validates the assessment and referral practices of the program and examines the implications, the treatment community, and public policy. Endnotes, bibliography, glossary, 6 tables, and data collection materials. (Author abstract modified)