The objective of rehabilitation programs for DWI offenders is, generally, to reduce the incidence of drinking and driving by influencing offenders' attitudes and, hence, behaviour. More specific aims of these courses are not only to educate offenders about alcohol, its physiological impact, and resulting driving impairment but also to achieve higher self-awareness and motivation to examine alcohol related behaviour. Programs generally attempt to attain these goals through various psychological interventions such as group discussion, role-playing, self-observation, self-control measures information, behaviour modification techniques, and homework. The effectiveness of such programs is usually measured by the reconviction rate in the target population. The objective of this study is to determine whether dimensions other than reduced DWI are also affected by these relatively intense programs. (A)
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