title: The effect on reconviction of an intervention for drink-driving offenders in the community.
abstract: This study reports an evaluation of the Drink-Impaired Drivers program in the English and Welsh probation service. Participants were adult male offenders who had been convicted of a drink-driving offence and were serving community sentences. The 1-year drink-drive reconviction rates were compared for offenders who completed the program, offenders who started but did not complete the program, and a comparison group who were not allocated to the program. At 1-year follow-up, there was no reconviction among offenders who had completed the program. Multivariate analysis showed that the noncompleters had a significantly higher rate of reconviction than the completers and comparison group.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester, 106 New Walk, LE1 7EA, UK. ejp8@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Emma J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Ruth M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: Charlotte A L
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bilby
authors.forename: Clive R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hollin
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D004739:England; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D055815:Young Adult