title: Preliminary typology designed for treatment matching of driving-while-intoxicated offenders.
abstract: A typology of 156 convicted driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) offenders was developed using cluster analysis and external validation procedures. The typology was derived from 4 variables (alcohol dependence severity, psychiatric severity, bad-driving index, and social instability) selected to maximize the feasibility of performing treatment matching with DWI offenders. Five clusters that suggested specific treatment matching opportunities were identified. The largest, Cluster 4 (31% of cases), showed a low problem profile. However, a moderate-severity group (Cluster 1), a high-risk driver group (Cluster 2), and two high problem-severity groups (Clusters 3 and 5) were also found. Clusters 3 and 5 had high levels of alcohol dependence and psychiatric symptoms but differed significantly on social instability.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, New York 14203.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Wieczorek
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012917:Social Adjustment