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This paper examines the extent to which a "toughened" drunk driving law in Massachusetts has deterred drunk driving and the law's impact on criminal justice system operations. Included are analyses of pre- to postlaw trends in: alcohol-related highway fatalities and arrests, drunk driving arraignments and convictions, and jail sentences served by drunk driving offenders. Many of the positive trends found since the implementation of the law (increased arrests, reduced fatalities, and increased conviction rates) actually began before the law took effect. Moreover, the law has exacerbated existing problems in the criminal justice system such as overcrowded jails.
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