Tag: recidivism
Handing Them the Keys: Should Parents of Adult Offenders Be Legally Liable?
In May, a California judge approved a $1.2 million settlement agreement for a drunk driving crash that injured...
NTSB’s Reaching Zero, Day 2: Eliminating Substance-Impaired Driving
Day 2 of the National Traffic Safety Board's groundbreaking 'Reaching Zero' event features a number of renowned panelists...
AMS Attends First-Ever NTSB Impaired-Driving Forum, Reaching Zero
The National Traffic Safety Board is hosting their first-ever two-day forum focused on eliminating substance-impaired driving. Reaching Zero...
Does Public Shaming Work to Curb Drunk Driving?
Recently, a Houston offender convicted of DUI after killing a young man must wear a sign created by...
Colorado Bill Shifts Money From Prison to Drug Treatment. Why Do Officials Oppose the Measure?
While Colorado Senate Bill 12-163 has gone largely unnoticed by mainstream media, it’s raising a good amount of...
Drunk Driving Stats: Do They Tell the Whole Story?
Last week, an article out of Australia titled “Drink Driving Figures Disturbing” stated there had been a 96%...
Michigan’s “Super Drunks:” How Will the State Evaluate Success?
Monday's Detroit News reported that the ‘worst of the worst’ drunk drivers are coming off of metro roads...
UK looks to US for Guidance in the Fight Against Alcohol Misuse
While DUI/drunk driving is the most notable alcohol-involved crime in the United States, the United Kingdom has launched...
Senate Adds 24-7 Sobriety Programs as an Impaired Driving Countermeasure
Senate Bill 1813 titled “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)”, a two-year, $109 billion plan, was...
California’s AB109: Managing the impact at the county level
The San Bernardino County Sun ran an article today, "Local police feel weight of early prisoner release." The...