Citation

Wheeler DR, Rogers EM, Tonigan JS, Woodall WG. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2004; 36(1): 29-35.

Affiliation

Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, The University of New Mexico, 2650 Yale SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA. deniserw@unm.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14572824

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of a customized Victim Impact Panel (VIP) on reducing 'driving while impaired' recidivism, alcohol consumption and drinking and driving behavior. The study was conducted at a 28-day Detention/Treatment Program in a largely rural county in northwestern New Mexico. Study participants were randomly assigned to attend or not attend a VIP while participating in the program for court-defined first-time driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders. There were no significant differences between the two groups on alcohol consumption, drinking and driving behavior, or recidivism within 2 years. These findings support the findings of other studies that VIPs do not produce a differential benefit with regards to recidivism of those convicted as a first-time DWI offenders.