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Sandra C Lapham1, Laura Ring Kapitula, Janet C'de Baca
1Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, 612 Encino Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA. slapham@bhrcs.org
Purpose:
Repeat impaired-drivers resist successful rehabilitation. This paper describes and evaluates an innovative court-based intervention for repeat impaired-driving offenders, the driving under the influence (DUI) Intensive Supervision Program (DISP) developed in Multnomah County, Oregon.
Methods:
The hazard of re-offending was compared between DISP participants (N=460) and a comparison group (N=497). The stratified Cox proportional hazards model was used to model the hazard of re-offense, adjusting for matching criteria and stratified by county of residence.
Results:
Adjusted hazard of DUI re-offense for DISP participants was 0.52 that of comparison offenders (95% CI=0.36-0.76). DISP clients also had lower arrest rates for driving while revoked/suspended and for all other traffic offenses.
Conclusion:
Preliminary results suggest the DISP is an effective means of reducing recidivism among repeat impaired-driving offenders.
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