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New research on DWI system improvements: a guide for legislators.(driving while intoxicated, transportation regulations and policy management)

Publication: State News
Publication Date: 01-MAY-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Recent increases in alcohol-related fatalities across the United States have resulted in a renewed focus on impaired driving.

Research has identified the hard-core repeat offender as a priority, and legislators have taken note of this research. A wealth of new legislation has been debated...

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...developed, and packaged to ensure the implementation of effective programs, policies and penalties.

These efforts are critical to ensure the public is protected and offenders are subjected to the programs that will change problem behavior.

However, the presence of these measures in the DWI system is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for success. There must be a high level of certainty that hard-core offenders will be apprehended, prosecuted, sanctioned and effectively supervised--certainly that the sanctions and programs that protect the public and, in the long run, alter behavior will be applied.

For that to occur, policymakers and legislators must be mindful of the interdependent nature of the system segments to ensure a fluid and seamless process...

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