@article{ref1,
title="Convicted driving-while-impaired offenders' views on effectiveness of sanctions and treatment",
journal="Qualitative health research",
year="2012",
author="Lapham, Sandra and England-Kennedy, Elizabeth",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="17-30",
abstract="In this article we analyze qualitative data from a multiple-method, longitudinal study drawn from 15-year follow-up interviews with a subsample of 82 individuals arrested for driving while intoxicated in a southwestern state (1989-1995). We explore reactions to the arrest and court-mandated sanctions, including legal punishments, mandated interventions, and/or participation in programs aimed at reducing recidivism. Key findings include experiencing certain negative emotional reactions to the arrest, reactions to being jailed, experiencing other court-related sanctions as deterring driving-while-intoxicated behavior, and generally negative opinions regarding court-mandated interventions. We discuss interviewees' complex perspectives on treatment and program participation and their effects on lessening recidivism, and we offer suggestions for reducing recidivism based on our findings.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-7323",
doi="10.1177/1049732311406450",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732311406450"
}