Drunk Driver and Jail: Resource Materials. Volume 5

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Drunk Driver and Jail: Resource Materials. Volume 5

Despite growing public and legislative support for jailing drunk drivers, not all agree that this sanction is appropriate for the drunk driving offense (DWI). Some people see other solutions to the traffic safety problem - better educated drivers, better roads, better cars; some believe drunk driving is primarily a health problem and should be the province of health, not correctional, agencies; and some believe that our most restrictive correctional facilities, prisons and jails, are a scarce and expensive commodity that should be used only for offenders who cannot be safely confined or safely supervised in less restrictive (and less costly) programs. This series was developed in an attempt to help communities manage the influx of drunk drivers into the correctional system in a safe, equitable, and cost-effective manner. The subject of these manuals is two-fold: (1) the specialized needs of DWI offenders, and (2) the special opportunities for maximizing the effectiveness and minimizing the costs of their correctional programs.