Convicted Drunk Drivers in a Day Reporting Center Program
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This study examines a drunk driving population sentenced to a Day Reporting Center in a southwestern Indiana county from January 2002 through December 2003._ Specifically, using crosstqbulations and chi-square analyses, this study concentrates on the "exit status" and "post-program recidivism" among those participants._The results of this study suggest that placing convicted drink drivers in a Day Reporting Center program may be a viable and effective alternative to imprisonment.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012