Evaluation of a day reporting center for repeat DWI offenders

A cognitive therapy treatment program for repeat DUI offenders

“…offenders with two prior offenses had recidivated (Jones & Lacey, 1999). Of those with a more serious history of six prior offenses, approximately 13 percent recidivated within two years.…”

State of Knowledge of Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Research on Repeat DWI Offenders

“…Most recently, Jones and Lacey (1999) reported the results of a evaluation of another program for repeat DWI offenders in Maricopa County, Arizona (which includes the city of Phoenix). The program was a Day Reporting Center (DRC), a highly structured nonresidential facility for individuals who had been arrested for and charged with a felony DWI offense.…”

Emerging Technological Approaches for Controlling the Hard Core DUI Offender in the U.S.

“…As noted previously, Jones, Wiliszowski, and Lacey (1996) demonstrated that house arrest is effective in reducing recidivism. Initially, house arrest was monitored only in the home location through random calls with a system for identifying the offender through voice monitoring or a coded signal from a wrist or ankle tether.…”

“…A more effective alternative is house arrest, which avoids the cost of incarceration to local governments because the offender pays for the service. Because house arrest has been demonstrated to reduce recidivism (Jones, Wiliszowski, & Lacey, 1996), it reduces the risk to the public. When under house arrest, the offender wears a monitoring bracelet electronically linked to the telephone.…”