NCJ Number
87145
Date Published
1978
Length
66 pages
Annotation
This supplemental evaluation examined the impact of the exceptions made to predesignated treatment assignment and assessed the relative effectiveness of each version of the course. The effectiveness of three versions of the Defensive Driving Course was evaluated within the context of referral to treatment from the SAFE system.
Abstract
The impact of the exceptions was minor. A few differences in group composition were found, but multiple regression analytic techniques controlled for the potentially biasing effects of these variables in the recidivism analyses. Modest but significant reductions in citation recidivism were detected for the Driver Improvement Program (DIP) version of the course. It was recommended that the Defensive Driving Course be further explored and evaluated as a potentially valuable driver rehabilitation treatment. (NTIS abstract)