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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
Programs
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Program Profile: Imprisonment for Individuals Who Committed a Drunk Driving Offense (New South Wales, Australia) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Prisons, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Courts, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs | This involves prison time for individuals who have committed drunk-driving offenses to reduce their risk of recidivism upon their release. The program is rated No Effects. There was no statistically significant difference between individuals in the treatment group (who received prison time) and the comparison group (who received a suspended imprisonment sentence) on reoffending with a driving-while-under-the-influence-of-alcohol offense within 6 months’, 24 months’, or 5 years’ time. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: North Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Drug testing, Probation, Law enforcement, Sanctions, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Crime prevention, Legal substances, Substance abuse, Drugs | This program seeks to reduce the rearrests of individuals previously convicted of driving while under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs through intensive testing and monitoring of drug and alcohol consumption. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in the rates of DUI arrests by roughly 9 percent in counties that implemented the program, compared with counties that did not implement the program. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Police Department Body-Worn Cameras |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Evidence, Community policing, Patrol, Use of force, Law enforcement, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Arrests, Equipment and technology | This program equips police with on-officer cameras to record their interactions with civilians. The program is rated No Effects. Camera use had no statistically significant effects on officers’ total number of proactive activities, specifically on the number of traffic stops or business checks, nor on arrests, citizen complaints, and use-of-force incidents. Officers with cameras conducted statistically significantly fewer subject stops, and statistically significantly more park and walks. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Community-Level Intervention on Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes (Calif.) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Regulatory offenses, Alcohol, Underage drinking, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Legal substances, Drugs | This program was designed to reduce excessive drinking among adolescents and young adults ages 12-25 through community-wide enforcement operations and awareness campaigns. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes among 15- to 30-year-old drivers in treatment group cities, compared with control group cities. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program (Pa.) for First-Time DUI Offenses |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Criminal history records, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Corrections, Courts, Traffic laws, Law enforcement | The purpose of this program is to afford individuals who have committed a driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offense the opportunity to avoid the stigma of a criminal conviction and criminal labeling by expunging criminal records pertaining to the DUI offense through a diversion program. The program is rated Promising. Those in the diversion program were statistically significantly less likely to be rearrested within 4 years of the final disposition. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Milwaukee’s (Wis.) Closed-Circuit Television Camera Program |
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Burglary, Larceny/theft, Motor vehicle theft, Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Robbery, Sensors/Surveillance, Surveillance, Environmental design, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Arrests, Equipment and technology | This is a police-operated public surveillance program that seeks to reduce crime and increase crime clearances (i.e., arrests) by installing new closed-circuit television cameras at high-crime, high-traffic intersections in Milwaukee (Wis.). The program is rated Promising. Intersections in intervention areas where new cameras were installed had a statistically significant higher rate of crime clearances for all crime types, compared with intersections in comparison areas. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Turning Point Multiple DUI Treatment Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Traffic laws, Crime prevention, Law enforcement, Legal substances, Substance abuse, Drugs | This was a residential treatment program that targeted individuals who committed multiple driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenses. The program combined educational components with individualized treatment and therapy to address substance use. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group was statistically significantly less likely than the comparison group to be arrested for any new offense and specifically for a DUI offense, but not for committing an alcohol-related offense. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: San Juan County (N.M.) DWI First Offenders Program-Victim Impact Panels |
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Victim impact panels, Alcohol-Related Offenses, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Traffic laws, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Law enforcement, Traffic law enforcement, Victims of crime | The program is a component of the San Juan County (N.M.) DWI First Offenders Program, which was designed to reduce driving while intoxicated (DWI) recidivism, alcohol consumption, and drinking and driving behavior by exposing them to testimonials from victims of drunk-driving accidents. The program is rated No Effects. No statistically significant differences were found between VIP and no-VIP program participants on DWI recidivism over 2 years, and on various measures of drinking. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Procedurally-Just Policing during Traffic Stops (Turkey) |
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Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Procedural justice, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations | The program involved incorporating elements of procedural justice into traffic stops in Adana, Turkey, to test whether procedural justice improves citizens’ perceptions of the police and the law. The program is rated No Effects. No statistically significant differences were found between the treatment and control groups on general perceptions of the police, but the study did find statistically significant differences between the treatment and control groups in encounter-specific perceptions. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) in Kansas |
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Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Environmental design, Situational crime prevention, Burglary, Property crime, Crime prevention, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Law enforcement operations, Policing strategies | This is a law-enforcement model in which both location-based crime and automobile crash data is analyzed to determine where such incidents disproportionately occur (“hot spots”) and to employ targeted traffic enforcement strategies. The program is rated Promising. The areas of targeted enforcement experienced statistically significant declines in robberies, burglaries, and traffic crashes. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Queensland (Australia) Community Engagement Trial (QCET) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Community policing, Procedural justice, Situational crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | The program tested whether police use of a specialized script (based on principles of procedural justice) during random breath-test traffic stops could improve perceptions of police and change people’s views about drinking and driving. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to have a statistically significant effect on changing views on police and on drinking and driving, on increasing satisfaction and compliance with police, and on strengthening perceptions of procedural justice. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Click-It-or-Ticket Campaign (Mass.) |
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Patrol, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | This is a seat-belt-enforcement campaign initiated and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The overall goal is to improve road safety by requiring drivers and passengers in vehicles to properly wear their seat belts. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in motor vehicle accidents, but no impact on non-fatal injuries caused by vehicle accidents. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety Project |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Drug testing, Parole, Probation, Alcohol, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Corrections, Intimate partner violence, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement | This program seeks to reduce the recidivism of persons previously convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI) through intensive testing and monitoring of drug and alcohol consumption. The main goal is to encourage sobriety of convicted persons 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The program is rated Promising. The program led to a statistically significant reduction in repeat DUI and domestic violence arrests, but did not impact first-time DUI arrests or traffic crashes. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (RHRD) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Environmental design, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement, Assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Legal substances, Drugs | This is a community-based program to reduce underage drinking and alcohol-related offenses. The program is rated Promising. Intervention sites reported statistically significant reductions in DUI and nighttime crashes, average drinking quantity and variance, police-reported assaults, and EMS calls involving assault and motor vehicle crashes, compared with control sites. There was no difference in ED assaults, police reports of public drunkenness, or EMS calls involving alcohol or other drugs. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device Program (Illinois) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Vehicles, Crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement, Drugs, Legal substances, Substance abuse | The program requires installation of ignition interlock devices in motor vehicles to test the breath–alcohol level of drivers convicted of alcohol-related traffic violations. The device prohibits alcohol-impaired drivers from starting and operating the vehicle. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group individuals who had the device installed had statistically significantly lower rates of rearrest for alcohol-related violations, compared with the control group, at the 3-year follow-up. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Hamilton County (Ohio) Ignition Interlock Device Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Vehicles, Crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement | This program was designed to reduce driving under the influence (DUI) through installation of an ignition interlock device in motor vehicles of drivers convicted of alcohol-related traffic violations. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group had a statistically significant lower likelihood of being rearrested for DUIs, compared with comparison group participants, who served the typical license suspension and probation period. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: DUII Intensive Supervision Program (DISP) |
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Drug testing, Probation, Victim impact panels, Corrections, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Sanctions, Courts, Traffic laws, Law enforcement | This comprehensive 3-year program provides swift sanctions, intensive probation, close monitoring, and mandatory treatment for repeat impaired-drivers. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant differences between the treatment and comparison groups across all counties. The treatment group experienced lower DUI recidivism, driving with a revoked or suspended license recidivism, and any other traffic offense convictions. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Maryland Ignition Interlock Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Vehicles, Crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement, Legal substances, Substance abuse, Drugs | This Maryland program was designed to decrease the number of subsequent alcohol-related traffic violations for drivers with multiple alcohol offenses. The program is rated Effective. Those in the ignition interlock group had statistically significant fewer subsequent alcohol traffic violations compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: San Juan County (N.M.) DWI First-Offense Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs, Intimate partner violence | This is a program for people arrested for the first time for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The program seeks to reduce DWI rearrest rates. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group showed statistically significant improvement on all three measures of alcohol use (total consumption, drinking days, and average blood–alcohol content), compared with the control group. However, there was no statistically significant difference between groups on rates of DWI rearrests. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Ottawa County (Mich.) Sobriety Court Program |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Jails, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Problem-solving courts, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Traffic laws, Law enforcement, Traffic law enforcement, Legal substances, Drugs | This is a court program in western Michigan designed to divert people convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) from jail, eliminate substance use, and reduce recidivism. The program is rated Promising. At the 2-year follow up, program participants were less likely to be rearrested and had longer time to first-rearrest, compared with control group participants. These differences were statistically significant. However, there were no significant differences between groups for alcohol or drug Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Idaho DUI Courts and Misdemeanor/DUI Courts |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Probation, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Traffic laws, Law enforcement | The program uses courts in a comprehensive approach to address the underlying causes of driving under the influence by aiming to change the behavior of alcohol and/or drug dependent individuals who have been convicted of drug/alcohol crimes. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group had a statistically significantly lower recidivism rate (measured as new court filings) and was statistically significantly more likely to fail sooner than the comparison group. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Red-Light Camera Interventions for Reducing Traffic Violations and Crashes |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Vehicles, Property crime, Crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Equipment and technology | Red-light cameras are a traffic enforcement mechanism that permit police to remotely enforce traffic signals, to deter red-light running at signalized intersections. Red-light cameras are a fully automated photo detection system that includes cameras, sensors or triggers, and a computer. The practice is rated Promising for reducing total injury crashes. The practice is rated No Effects for reducing total crashes, total property-damage-only crashes, or total red-light-running crashes. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Sobriety Checkpoints |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Situational crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Drugs | Sobriety checkpoints are police operations that aim to reduce the number of alcohol-related car crashes by preventing people from driving under the influence of alcohol and other substances. Driving under the influence (DUI) is prevented by increasing the perceived and actual risk of detection and apprehension by the police. The practice is rated Promising for reducing the number of car crashes. Date Posted: |