PAST STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION REDUCES SUBSEQUENT DUI CONVICTIONS AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OF MULTIPLE DUI OFFENDERS TO A GREATER DEGREE THAN JAIL SENTENCES AND FINES ALONE, OR PARTICIPATION IN AN ALTERNATIVE ALCOHOL ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM. THIS STUDY DESCRIBES THE DURATION OF THE IMPACT OF RECIDIVISM-LEVEL-SPECIFIC LICENSING ACTIONS ON DUI OFFENDERS AT THREE RECIDIVISM LEVELS. RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE FIRST DUI OFFENDER (WHO RECEIVES NO LICENSING ACTION) REPRESENTS A DUI RECIDIVISM AND ACCIDENT RISK COMPARABLE TO THE SUSPENDED SECOND DUI OFFENDER DURING THE YEAR FOLLOWING THEIR RESPECTIVE DUI CONVICTIONS. FURTHERMORE, ADDITIONAL RECORD ENTRIES INDICATE THAT AT LEAST 32% OF SUSPENDED SECOND OFFENDERS DRIVE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE LICENSING ACTION, AT LEAST 61% OF REVOKED THIRD OFFENDERS ACQUIRE A RECORD ENTRY DURING THE LICENSING ACTION. IN ADDITION TO THE RESULTS, MAJOR PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE FIRST OFFENDER AND THE USE OF RESTRICTED LICENSES ARE OUTLINED.(Author/publisher).
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