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Rearrest rates after incarceration for DWI: A comparative study in a Southwestern US county

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  • Kunitz, S.J.
  • Woodall, W.G.
  • Zhao, H.
  • Wheeler, D.R.
  • Lillis, R.
  • Rogers, E.

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Objectives. This study was undertaken to assess a 28-day detention and treatment program's effect, in a multiethnic county with high rates of alcohol-related arrests and crashes, on first-time offenders sentenced for driving while impaired (DWI). Methods. We used comparison of baseline characteristics, survival curves of subsequent arrest, and Cox proportional hazards regression to examine probability of rearrest of those sentenced and those not sentenced to the program. Results. Probability of not being rearrested was significantly higher for the treatment group after adjustment for covariates. At 5 years, probability of not being rearrested for the treatment vs the nontreatment group was 76.6% vs 59.9%. Conclusions. Results suggest that this county's program has significantly affected rearrest rates for Native Americans, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic Whites.

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  • Kunitz, S.J. & Woodall, W.G. & Zhao, H. & Wheeler, D.R. & Lillis, R. & Rogers, E., 2002. "Rearrest rates after incarceration for DWI: A comparative study in a Southwestern US county," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 92(11), pages 1826-1831.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2002:92:11:1826-1831_9
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    1. Patrice Villettaz & Martin Killias & Isabel Zoder, 2006. "The Effects of Custodial vs. Non‐Custodial Sentences on Re‐Offending: A Systematic Review of the State of Knowledge," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 1-69.
    2. Ojmarrh Mitchell & David B. Wilson & Doris L. MacKenzie & Submitted to the Campbell Collaboration, Criminal Justice Review Group, 2006. "The Effectiveness of Incarceration‐Based Drug Treatment on Criminal Behavior," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 1-56.

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