Long‐term Effectiveness of Probation, Short‐term Intervention and LAI Administration for Reducing DUI Recidivism

Abstract

Summary Driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) arrest records were checked for subjects participating in the Mississippi DUI Probation Follow‐up project 6 to 9 years after project entry. The efficacy of short‐term intervention, probation, and Life Activities Inventory (LAI) administration for reducing long‐term DUI recidivism were evaluated using a logit analysis. A small but statistically significant effect of probation for reducing long‐term recidivism was found for offenders classified both as low‐risk and high‐risk drinkers. However, an interaction effect of combining probation with short‐term intervention, which was suggested by an earlier 2‐year recidivism analysis, was not statistically significant after the longer tracking period. Administration of the LAI questionnaire was found to reduce recidivism only for offenders classified as low‐risk, replicating findings after 2 years of recidivism tracking.