Alcohol ignition interlocks : effectiveness and case studies of six states / Tori Palmer, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Palmer, Tori, editor.

Series:

Substance abuse assessment, interventions and treatment series.

Substance Abuse Assessment, Interventions and Treatment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drunk driving--Prevention.

Drunk driving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers killed 10,322 people in 2012 and account for almost one third of all traffic fatalities annually. Ignition interlocks are one strategy states use to combat DWI. This book discusses what is known about ignition interlock effectiveness and the extent to which NHTSA has assisted states in implementing ignition interlock programs, including the grant program.

Contents:

""ALCOHOL IGNITION INTERLOCKS: EFFECTIVENESS AND CASE STUDIES OF SIX STATES""; ""ALCOHOL IGNITION INTERLOCKS: EFFECTIVENESS AND CASE STUDIES OF SIX STATES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Traffic Safety: Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Are Effective While Installed; Less Is Known about How to Increase Installation Rates*""; ""Why GAO Did This Study""; ""What GAO Found""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Background""

""Research Indicates Interlock Devices Are Effective While Installed, but Installation Rates Are Low and Research on Strategies to Increase Rates Is Limited""""Ignition-Interlock Devices Reduce Re-arrest While Installed""; ""Several Factors Contribute to Low Installation Rates""; ""Limited Research Exists on Which Program Characteristics Could Improve Installation or Overall Program Effectiveness""; ""Characteristics That Could Increase Installation: Harsher Alternatives, License Reinstatement""

""Characteristics That Could Reduce Re-arrest during and after Interlock: Monitoring, Length of Installation, and Treatment""""NHTSA Provided Assistance to States for Ignition-Interlock Programs, but Some State Officials Questioned NHTSA�s Implementation of MAP-21 Grant""; ""NHTSA Assisted States in Their Efforts to Implement Ignition-Interlock Programs""; ""Some State Officials Questioned NHTSA�s Implementation of the New Grant""; ""Concluding Observations""; ""Agency Comments""; ""Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology""

""Appendix II: Studies on Ignition-Interlock Effectiveness""""End Notes""; ""Chapter 2: Case Studies of Ignition Interlock Programs*""; ""Abstract""; ""I. Executive Summary""; ""Interlock Legislation""; ""Funding Interlock Programs""; ""Interlock Program Administration""; ""Interlock Vendor, Data and Device Issues""; ""Evaluation of Interlock Programs""; ""II. Introduction""; ""Purpose and History of Interlocks""; ""The Effectiveness of Interlocks""; ""Types of Interlock Programs""; ""Profiled Programs""; ""How to Use This Guide""; ""III. Brief Profiles of Selected States""; ""Colorado""

""Contact""""Highlights""; ""Florida""; ""Contact""; ""Highlights""; ""Illinois""; ""Contact""; ""Highlights""; ""New Mexico""; ""Contact""; ""Highlights""; ""New York""; ""Contact""; ""Highlights""; ""Oklahoma""; ""Contact""; ""Highlights""; ""IV. Interlock Legislation""; ""Colorado""; ""A. Bringing All Interested Parties Together""; ""B. Defining Terms and Violations and Setting Standards for Sentencing""; ""C. Addressing Organized Opposition to Interlocks""; ""Illinois""; ""A. Bringing All Interested Parties Together""; ""B. Defining Violations and Setting Standards for Sentencing""

""C. Addressing Organized Opposition to Interlocks""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-354-7

OCLC:

899280379