| Publications [#321970] of Frank A. Sloan
Journal Articles
- Sloan, FA; Gifford, E; Kozecke, LM; McCutchan, SA, Does the probability of DWI arrest fall following participation in DWI and hybrid drug treatment court programs?,
Accident analysis and prevention, vol. 97
(October, 2016),
pp. 197-205 [doi]
(last updated on 2024/03/28)
Abstract: Using North Carolina administrative data, this study examined recidivism following participation in specialty hybrid drug and driving while intoxicated (DWI) court programs. Three court program participation levels were considered-being referred to, enrolling in, and completing a specialty court program. Measures of DWI recidivism were: arrest and total number of arrests for DWI, and being convicted of DWI during follow-up periods of two and, alternatively, four years. Propensity score matching was used to obtain comparable control groups. Using a four-year follow-up, persons convicted of a DWI who completed a specialty court program were associated with a greater reduction in DWI re-arrests and re-convictions than did matched individuals who were never referred to a specialty court program. DWI courts were more effective in reducing re-arrests than hybrid drug courts were. Although promising from the vantage point of participants, few persons convicted of a DWI were referred to either court type, thus limiting this strategy's potential effectiveness in reducing DWI.
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