Abstract
RESEARCH DESIGNS, ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES FOR THE EVALUATION OF DWI REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES ARE CONSIDERED AND THE RESULTS OF THESE PROGRAMMES ARE REVIEWED. WHILE EVALUATIONS OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN HINDERED BY METHODOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES, THE INFORMATION PRESENTLY AVAILABLE INDICATES THAT CERTAIN OF THESE PROGRAMMES MAY REDUCE RECIDIVISM IN DWI OFFENDERS. THESE RESULTS NEED TO BE REPLICATED IN FUTURE WELL-CONTROLLED STUDIES; METHODS FOR ASSESSING WHICH INDIVIDUALS WOULD BENEFIT MOST FROM SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO REQUIRED. (Author/publisher).