title: Treating drunk drivers with moral reconation therapy: a one-year recidivism report.
abstract: 115 convicted drunk drivers were treated with Moral Reconation Therapy during their incarceration. Postrelease recidivism (rearrest) and convictions of these treated subjects was compared to a control group of 65 convicted drunk drivers who did not receive treatment due to limited bed space. Analysis showed a rearrest rate of 20% for the treated group during the first year of the program's operation compared to 27.6% for the control group during the same period. Subjects who participated in a structured aftercare program after release showed only a 4.3% recidivism rate.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence