Citation

Palmer EJ, Hatcher RM, McGuire J, Bilby CA, Hollin CR. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2012; 56(4): 525-538.

Affiliation

University of Leicester, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X11403894

PMID

21518698

Abstract

This study reports an evaluation of the Drink-Impaired Drivers program in the English and Welsh probation service. Participants were adult male offenders who had been convicted of a drink-driving offence and were serving community sentences. The 1-year drink-drive reconviction rates were compared for offenders who completed the program, offenders who started but did not complete the program, and a comparison group who were not allocated to the program. At 1-year follow-up, there was no reconviction among offenders who had completed the program. Multivariate analysis showed that the noncompleters had a significantly higher rate of reconviction than the completers and comparison group.

Language: en