Offender Education Research

LATEST RESEARCH ON OFFENDER EDUCATION

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International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

MADD Urges You to Help Stop Underage Drinking
MADD: One of the most studied, most effective anti-drunk driving laws ever, the 21 minimum drinking age, is under attack.

Young DUI Offenders Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment. J.C. Maxwell, J. Freeman, J. Davey. Young Impaired Drivers: The Nature of the Problem and Possible Solutions: A Workshop - National Academy of Sciences Jonsson Conference Center, pp. 51-64.

Maxwell, J. C. and Freeman, J. Women Who Come to Treatment as a Result of a DUI Offense, Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety, 2007 View the poster.

Maxwell, J.C., Freeman, J.E. & Davey, J.D. Young DUI Offenders Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment in Texas. Research Society on Alcoholism, 2008. View the poster.

Maxwell, J. C. (2006). Impaired Drivers at Admission to Substance Abuse Treatment, Research Society on Alcoholism. View the poster.

Maxwell, J.C., Freeman, J.E., & Davey, J.D. (2007). A Large Scale Study of the Characteristics of Impaired Drivers in Treatment in Texas. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 1, 4.

Maxwell, J.C. and Freeman, J. E. (2007). Gender Differences in DU I Offenders in Treatment in Texas Traffic Injury Prevention, 8, 1-8.

Maxwell, J.C., Freeman, J.E., & Davey, J.D. (2009). Too Young to Drink but Old Enough to Drive Under the Influence: A Study of Underage Offenders as Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment in Texas, Drug & Alcohol Dependence,104, 1-2, 107-112 .

DRINKING AND DRIVING: A ROAD SAFETY MANUAL FOR DECISION-MAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS

The Global Road Safety Partnership has released a report that explores ways to develop coordinated and integrated programs to reduce drinking and driving. The report explores the problem assessment process and how to plan and implement an anti-drinking and driving program. It also covers plan development, provides examples of laws and the type of enforcement needed, reviews how to develop public education and publicity campaigns, and discusses how to evaluate a program.

Lowering Drinking Age to 18 Gets Consideration
Several states, including Florida, Wisconsin, Vermont and Missouri, have studied the idea of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, as some experts are suggesting.

The Case For Lowering Legal BAC Levels Even More

MADD, Others Call for More Use of Ignition Interlock Devices

'Good' Young Drinkers Bound for Alcohol Problems

Study Finds Repeat DUI Offenders Have High Mental Illness Rates

Early Drinking Increases Risk for Alcohol Dependence

Drinking Teens More Likely to be Violent

Addiction Research Institute

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