NCJ Number
125338
Journal
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly Volume: 6 Issue: 3/4 Dated: (1989) Pages: 129-141
Date Published
1989
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study examined 113 impaired driving offenders in community corrections programs and correctional centers in Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
All impaired driving offenders were voluntary participants and anonymity was insured. Fifty-two individuals, with a mean age of 36 years and placed on probation during 1985 and 1986 for driving while intoxicated (DWI), agreed to participate. An additional 61 inmates, with a mean age of 35 years, in a large Ontario institution for at least four DWI convictions participated. Four subtypes of impaired driving offenders were identified: (1) individuals who possess comparatively little pathology aside from the fact that they are alcoholics; (2) working men who drink too much, but are not necessarily alcohol-dependent; (3) unassertive, maladjusted offenders who are not all alcohol-dependent, but who may drink excessively; and (4) individuals with aggressive, hostile, and sensation-seeking behaviors and attitudes who seem to lack an internal locus of control. Correctional treatment alternatives are discussed in relation to these findings. 24 references.