A Case of Drunk Driving
I hate to see drunk driving convictions overturned for procedural errors, because I suspect that eventually, those fatality stats will reverse course and begin to climb again.
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Crime vs. Disease
…healthcare advocates have to work extra hard while proponents of a more punitive approach simply point to a crime committed by a drug user…
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The Drugs/Crime Axis
It helps to remember that when it comes to crime, drugs and alcohol play a dual role.
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Mandated vs. Voluntary Treatment
I suspect that the methodology for measuring success was far too narrow. Focused entirely on crime, they missed a host of other gains from participation in treatment.
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Opioid Addiction and Probation: Effective Support
Be sure to tell them to focus more on the positive things their loved one is doing versus what s/he has done wrong in the past.
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The Ghost of DUIs Past
Closure is a great aid to the process of recovery, as it allows you to shut the door to that part of your life and move forward to newer, better things.
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DUI: Graduating Sanctions
A first offense can actually represent the product of a longstanding, well-established pattern of behavior.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 6
A big fine, for instance, isn’t necessarily a better deterrent than a lesser one that is administered quickly and effectively.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 4
It’s not just what you present to your client — it’s how you present it. By following a few simple rules, you get better results. It’s not a perfect system, by any means. But it should improve outcomes.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client
Having a judge or a parole officer holding the big stick on them may be enough to get them into treatment, but it’s usually not enough motivation to get them beyond the minimum of compliance.
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Deterring Drunk Driving: Thoughts on Designing a System
If estimates are correct that a typical offender has driven under the influence between 60 and 100 times prior to first arrest, it’s clear the actual problem is far, far greater than arrests alone can document.
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Deterring Drunk Driving: The Role of Treatment
It seems to me that a successful approach to DWI must be based on the assumption that drunk drivers are a diverse population.
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Deterring Drunk Driving: Do Sanctions Work?
One state estimates around a fifth of offenders are rearrested within three years of the prior conviction. Expand that window to five or ten years and the rate is likely substantially higher.
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