Pilot Study of a Hot List for the Specfic Enforcement of Repeat Driving Under the Influence Offenders with Suspended or Revoked Licenses: Process Evaluation

摘要

Repeat driving under the influence of alcohol or drug (DUI) offenders in California comprised 24.1% of all drivers involved in alcohol- or drug-related fatal crashes and 62.2% of thos involved in alcohol- or drug-related injury crashes during 2010. Most DUI-prevention law enforcement operations (e.g., sobriety checkpoints) are intended to reduce DUI among the general driving population (i.e., general deterrence). Targeted enforcement efforts (i.e., specific deterrence) aimed at monitoring and ensuring DUI sanction and driver license action compliance among repeat DUI offenders has the potential to reduce their recidivism. The California Department of Motor Vehicles provided 15 law enforcement agencies with bimonlty 'Hot Lists' of the driver license numbers of all suspended or revoked mulltiple DUI offenders for their use in conducting interventions for reducing driving and DUI recidivism among these offenders. This report summarizes the various enforcement processesand levels of commitment to using the lists, describes several barriers identified, and discusse sproblems in general associated with conducting targeted enforcement efforts. Hot list activities during the first year included 174 stops of offenders' vehicles, 308 in-person checks of offenders' compliances with probation requirements, 469 mailings of letters to offenders warning them not to drive, and 258 stakeouts of offenders at bars, residences, courts, or other locations. These activities resulted in 115 citations for driving on a suspnded/revoked license, 129 vehicle impoundments, 23 DUI arrests, and 53 arrests for other reasons. The analysis identified barriers that contributed to limited use of the lists by some participating agencies- most resulting from funding constraints, officer training deficiencies,a nd the time and effort needed to verify requisite offender identities and residence addresses- and several tools and strategies that were developed by some agencies to more effectively use the Hot Lists. Recommendations are made for improving the dissemination anduse fo the Hot List, and for improving the reporting of Holt List-related activity.