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2 results foundAuthor: Robertson, Robyn D. Title: Effective Strategies to Reduce Drunk Driving Summary: Much has been learned about effective strategies, programs, and interventions to deal with drunk drivers in the past decade. However, available information has primarily focused on research demonstrating the effectiveness of tools. >> Less attention has been given to the implementation of these tools, the barriers that may be encountered, or the ways that these challenges can be overcome. >> When such information is available, it is often agency-specific or fragmented across disciplines, making it difficult to locate and access to inform the development of legislation and policy. This has made it difficult for decision-makers and the public to understand the diverse logistical and operational issues associated with using these strategies. >> Knowledge about the level of staffing to support the use of these tools, needed training and education for professionals, critical data and communication linkages across agencies, operational practices and procedures, required resources, common barriers, and how they can be overcome are less well understood. >> As a result, the implementation of these strategies has been inconsistent, resulted in low participation or use, or has not achieved the desired benefits. It is critical that legislative and policy initiatives are informed by knowledge of operational practices and broader systems (e.g., justice, licensing, treatment) to ensure that intended objectives are ultimately achieved. The public must also learn more about why initiatives are applied and how they work so that they can offer informed support and better gauge the feasibility, strengths, and limitations of different policy options. This report from the Working Group on DWI System Improvements is designed to inform decision-makers and the public about proven strategies to reduce drunk driving and ways to maximize their effectiveness to reduce drunk driving deaths on American roadways. The Working Group is a coalition of frontline influential organizations representing professionals in all phases of the criminal DWI system. Details: Ottawa: Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 2011. 68p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 10, 2011 at: http://tirf.ca/publications/PDF_publications/2011_DWI_WG_Full_Report_11.pdf Year: 2011 Country: International URL: http://tirf.ca/publications/PDF_publications/2011_DWI_WG_Full_Report_11.pdf Shelf Number: 122345 Keywords: Driving Under the InfluenceDriving While Intoxicated CourtsDrunk Driving (Canada) |
Author: Robertson, Robyn D. Title: Canada's Impaired Driving Framework: The Way Forward. Proceedings of the Drinking and Driving Symposium, May 17, 2012, Ottawa, Ontario Summary: Drinking and driving has been a primary road safety concern among Canadians for more than three decades. During this time, there has been considerable progress in reducing the number of fatalities and injuries resulting from this behaviour as jurisdictions have worked to develop a comprehensive approach to address the problem. Since the 1980s, education and awareness programs have proliferated, enhancements have strengthened criminal and administrative laws, and enforcement activities have become prominent and commonplace. It must be underscored that a continued focus on this issue is warranted. The progress achieved since the late 1990s has been nominal and the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving drinking drivers remains high. In 2010, (the most recent year for which data are available), 32.3% of fatally injured drivers in Canada had a blood or breath alcohol concentration (BAC) in excess of the illegal limit of .08 (Mayhew et al. 2011). In addition, in 2009, 714 people were killed in Canada in road crashes that involved a driver who had been drinking and approximately 2,913 drivers (excluding Newfoundland and Labrador) were involved in alcohol-related serious injury crashes in Canada (Mayhew et al. 2011)1. The good news is that efforts to address this problem have evolved considerably in the past three decades as our understanding of the problem has grown. Today, there is growing awareness among researchers, policymakers and practitioners of the limitations of a solely punitive approach to the problem, although there is less awareness of these limitations among the public and a demand for the “get tough” philosophy still dominates much of the application of justice. More recently, increasing recognition of the importance and benefits of tools such as risk assessment and treatment as alternatives to complement punitive measures has emerged. Research shows that properly-designed strategies and tools designed to match offenders’ risks and needs with appropriate programs and interventions have beneficial effects (Taxman 2007), including reductions in repeat offences as well as reductions in substance misuse that translate into longterm risk reduction and public safety. Hence it is timely to take stock of Canada’s existing framework to reduce drinking and driving and examine what opportunities exist to further strengthen the continuum of programs and policies and to make the best use of available resources to achieve greater declines in the magnitude of the problem. To this end, the Brewers Association of Canada, through its Centre for Responsible Drinking, partnered with the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) to organize a drinking and driving symposium in Ottawa, Canada on May 17th, 2012. The objective of this one-day event was to review the continuum of different strategies that have been put in place to manage impaired drivers in Canada, to explore the strengths and challenges associated with each of these strategies, to identify lessons learned, and to gauge what opportunities exist to further enhance Canada’s impaired driving framework moving forward. Information about this event was sent to a wide range of agencies with a vested interest in impaired driving issues and all agencies were welcome to attend. More than 70 attendees from nine jurisdictions representing a broad cross-section of agencies participated in this event. These proceedings were developed based on the presentations and discussions that took place during the Symposium and are structured to highlight many of the key issues that were raised. In addition, relevant research surrounding many of these issues has been included where appropriate to better inform the reader. These proceedings do not represent the views of the sponsors, individual presenters, or any attendees. Details: Ottawa: Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 2013. 49p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 2, 2013 at: http://www.tirf.ca/publications/PDF_publications/BAC%20Symposium%20Proceedings_10.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Canada URL: http://www.tirf.ca/publications/PDF_publications/BAC%20Symposium%20Proceedings_10.pdf Shelf Number: 128193 Keywords: Driving Under the InfluenceDrunk Driving (Canada) |