In 1993 a rehabilitation program began which aimed to reduce drink driving in rural communities. The program focused on the social characteristics of small towns and provincial cities. The first 18 months of the trial has successfully screened and educated over 700 offenders and has achieved very high recognition and acceptance levels. All key stakeholders in the region have participated in program design and delivery and systematic recruitment of local educators from the widest possible range of backgrounds has meant it has reached all important sectors. Its impact on the rates of regional drink driving convictions is reported. Comparisons are drawn between rates in the intervention region for the experimental period and the experimental period and the relevant state statistics for the trial period; rates of offending in a control region and re-offence rates over 4 years calculated for the cohort of all drink drivers who offended in the State during 1988.
Samenvatting