NCJ Number
147484
Journal
International Journal of the Addictions Volume: 27 Issue: 7 Dated: (1992) Pages: 793-816
Date Published
1992
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This article attempts to determine whether DUI inmates are a distinct class of offender for whom jail is a new experience and discusses the implications of this distinction for policies which mandate jail time for DUI offenders.
Abstract
It has been argued that DUI (driving under the influence) is an offense of the economically privileged, which suggests that DUI offenders may be different from other offenders. Studies of DUI arrestees and jail inmates, however, suggest they have more extensive criminal histories than other licensed drivers and criminal histories similar to other jail inmates. This study uses data from a representative national survey of over 5,000 jail inmates to compare jailed DUI offenders with other offenders on social characteristics, prior criminality, drug use, and alcohol use. The study also examines differences within the DUI group. Tables, notes, references