NCJ Number
175739
Journal
Child Abuse Review Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Dated: September-October 1998 Pages: 315-329
Date Published
1998
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Evidence from case histories and a survey of 15 of the 27 secure detention centers for children and youth in England shows that the mix of abused, disturbed, and aggressive children in the same facilities is a problematic situation.
Abstract
Three categories of traffic accidents were analyzed: fatal accidents, single-vehicle accidents, and all traffic accidents. The findings show that the intervention was followed by a significant decrease in the number of traffic accidents. For all traffic accidents, the reduction was approximately 7 percent; for single-vehicle accidents, 11 percent; and for fatal accidents, 10 percent. Although this outcome agrees with previous experience and some other data that suggest a downward trend in the BAC- level, it is possible that the presumed intervention effect is confounded by other factors. The results should therefore be cautiously interpreted. The intervention models included the proxies for mileage and per capita alcohol consumption as control variables. This also made it possible to estimate the fraction of traffic accidents attributable to alcohol. The etiological fraction for fatal accidents was 38 percent, which is markedly higher than that suggested by corresponding clinical findings. Possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed. 5 tables, 5 figures, and 36 references