On September 29 and 30, 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) convened a meeting of criminal justice association leaders to address strategies for reducing traffic crashes and the resulting death and injury. The Criminal Justice Associations Leadership Meeting, "Traffic Safety Today," was held in Washington, D.C. This report summarizes the meeting and highlights priority actions the professional groups identified as crucial within their fields and across the criminal justice system to improve traffic safety. The points of view and opinions expressed at the meeting and in this report are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of NHTSA or NCJA. Meeting participants were charged with addressing four major issues: changes made or that must be continued following a November 2002 Criminal Justice Summit on Impaired Driving; changes needed in the speed management culture; performance measures for traffic safety; and ways to transform traffic safety to a high priority on the national agenda. The leaders also provided feedback to NHTSA on its three strategies for addressing impaired driving: maintenance of high visibility enforcement; creation of statewide, specialized prosecutor positions around the country and expansion of specialized Driving While Intoxicated courts; and increased use of alcohol screening and referrals to treatment, when appropriate, for offenders. (Author/publisher)
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