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7/15/2021 The Implications of High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Using Assessment & Supervision to Reduce Recidivism. Judge Neil Axel, James Eberspacher & Mark Stodola July 15, 2021 1 Session Objectives • Alcohol technology countermeasures and research- based practices to reduce the possibility of re- offense by high risk impaired drivers • How the Impaired Driver Assessment can impact supervision strategies • How DUI Courts can effectively reduce recidivism for high risk impaired drivers • Research-based supervision strategies that are effective in the supervision of DWI offenders • Evidence-based resources to increase effectiveness in the supervision of high risk impaired drivers 2 1 7/15/2021 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING 3 3 Drunk Driving by the Numbers… • In 2019, there were over one million drivers arrested for DUI. • An alcohol-impaired driving fatality occurs every 48 minutes. • In 2019, there were 10,142 alcohol-related traffic fatalities. • 68% were in crashes where one driver had a BAC of .15> • In 2018, the most frequently recorded BAC among drinking drivers in fatal crashes was .16 • 111 million drunk driving episodes occurred in 2018. 4 2 7/15/2021 5 7 Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities as a Percentage of Total Fatalities, by State, 2019 33% 19% (WA) 36% (VT) 32% 41% (ME) (MT) (ND) 34% 24% (OR) (MN) 30% 28% 40% (NH) (ID) 27% 32% 33% (MA) (SD) (WI) (NY) 25% 26% 44% (RI) (WY) 30% (MI) 24% 28% (PA) 38% (CT) 30% (IA) 23% (NJ) (NV) (NE) 31% 26% 30% 16% (OH) 24% (DE) (UT) 27% (IL) (IN) 22% 26% 28% 32% (MD) (CO) 22% 27% (WV) (CA) 20% (VA (KS) (MO) 26% (DC) (KY) ) 24% (NC) 24% 26% (TN) 27% 31% (AZ) (OK) 25% 28% (NM) (AR) (SC) 26% 30% 24% (AL) (GA) 30% (MS) 37% (LA) (TX) 33% (AK) 25% (FL) < 28% 34% (HI) 28% –34% > 34% 28% (PR) 6 3 7/15/2021 Oregon DUI Arrests Alcohol-Impaired 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)* 9,019 14,282 13,273 13,707 12,446 7 Oregon DUI Fatalities 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)* 154 152 144 157 167 (35%) (31%) (33%) (31%) (34%) 8 4 7/15/2021 Fatalities in Crashes Involving an Alcohol-Impaired Driver (BAC = .08+) by County for 2019 9 4,300,000 individuals under community supervision in 2018 15% of this probation population have been convicted of DUIs 8% of the probation population have been convicted of multiple DUIs Approximately 2/3 of individuals under community supervision are drug or alcohol-involved 10 5 7/15/2021 Traditional impaired driving enforcement • DUI is the ONLY crime where the investigation stops after obtaining a minimum amount of evidence. • Current protocols prevent drug testing once a suspect registers an illegal BAC. • Implications: » Hinders the ability to measure the true magnitude of the drug-impaired driving problem. » Many DUI arrests are inaccurately attributed to alcohol alone. 11 With impaired drivers, don’t assume! The drunk driver before you could actually be a polysubstance user. 12 6 7/15/2021 Good News!!! Two Thirds of DWI Offenders self correct! 13 13 Unique challenges when supervising the 1/3… 14 14 7 7/15/2021 “I only had 2 beers…” “You don’t have to worry about me, I’m not a criminal…” Repeat, high-BAC DUI offender: “I’ve never been drunk in my life…” 15 15 Identifying those most at-risk 16 8 7/15/2021 Who is most likely to recidivate? 17 17 IMPAIRED DRIVERS: NOT THE USUAL SUSPECTS 18 18 9 7/15/2021 • Predominantly male (70-80%) • Between the ages of 20-45; majority between ages 20-30 • Employed/educated at a higher rate than other offenders • High-BAC levels (.15>) • Often drink more per occasion and consume more alcohol than the general population; majority are binge drinkers • Often have SUDs • Have personality and psychosocial factors that increase risk of offending: irritability, aggression, thrill- Impaired driver seeking, impulsiveness, external locus of control profiles (blaming others), anti- authoritarian attitudes 19 19 High-risk impaired drivers… who ARE these people? 20 10 7/15/2021 • Overwhelmingly male (90%); ages 20-45 • More often single, separated, or divorced • Tend to have lower levels of education/income and higher levels of unemployment compared to first offenders • More likely to have BACs exceeding .20 or refuse to provide a chemical sample • Age of onset of drinking, Repeat impaired family history, and alcohol drivers misuse are risk factors 21 21 • Likely to have cognitive impairments (executive cognitive functioning) due to long-term alcohol dependence • More likely to have a higher disregard for authority and show greater indications of anti-social personality characteristics • May result in lack of motivation which can affect Repeat impaired willingness to engage in drivers treatment 22 22 11 7/15/2021 High-Risk Impaired Drivers: A Judicial Perspective 23 Seizing the Opportunity “An encounter with the criminal justice system provides a valuable opportunity to intervene in an individual’s life by identifying the clinical needs of substance abusers and then confronting them with the consequences of their own drug and alcohol use.” “Responding to Substance Abuse: The Role We All Play,” 1999 24 24 12 7/15/2021 • The earlier the better • Pretrial services report • Conditions to reasonably protect the community • Pretrial supervision Pretrial Release: Early Intervention 25 Sentencing the Impaired Driver “Controlling and preventing drunk driving is complex, requiring a variety of inter-related alcohol and therapeutic activities that are often directed toward the behavioral and cultural attributes of alcohol consumption.” Source: Michigan DWI/Sobriety Court Ignition Interlock Evaluation Report (2016) 26 26 13 7/15/2021 Missouri Chief Justice William Ray Price On Evidence-based Sentencing “There is a better way. We need to move from anger-based sentencing that ignores cost and effectiveness to evidence-based sentencing that focuses on results — sentencing that assesses each offender’s risk and then fits that offender with the cheapest and most effective rehabilitation that he or she needs.” State of Judiciary Address (2010) 7/15/2021 27 27 The Michigan Approach M.C.L.A. 257.625b(5) “Before imposing a sentence for [impaired driving] . the court shall order the person to undergo screening and assessment . to determine whether the person is likely to benefit from rehabilitative services, including alcohol or drug education . or treatment programs.” 28 14 7/15/2021 Information is Key "Every judge understands that with more information about an offender's circumstances, a sentence can be better tailored to the person to ensure he or she doesn't repeat the offense." Source: David Wallace, Highway to Justice, at p. 5-6 (a publication of the American Bar Association, Summer 2015). 29 29 • Docket pressures Bench Issues & • Lack of information • Lack of tools to effectively Challenges Faced address high-risk offender • Perhaps -- an incomplete understanding about community supervision 30 15 7/15/2021 Sentencing & Supervision Approaches: Suggestions •Establish reduced recidivism as a specific goal •Combine effective substance abuse treatment with mental health services •One size does not fit all! •Open lines of communication between court- probation-treatment •Insist upon presentence assessments and evaluations 31 Working with the Judiciary: Additional Thoughts • Collaborate with treatment court community • Subject matter experts • Promote judicial education • Promote coordination & communication among: • Judiciary • Healthcare • probation 7/15/2021 32 32 16 7/15/2021 Three Essential Elements of Effective Supervision 1. Monitor behavior and compliance 2. Enforce conditions of supervision 3. Assist supervisees to change their behavior 33 Use of Evidence-Based Practices: What Works? • Validated risk and needs assessments • Reliable assessments and treatment plans • DWI Court models • Increased and on-going supervision 34 34 17 7/15/2021 • “An accountability court DUI/DWI Treatment dedicated to changing the Court behavior of hardcore DWI offenders through intensive supervision & treatment.” (NCDC) • Applies Drug Court principles to DWI cases: • To change behaviors • To improve outcomes • Over 700 DWI and hybrid (DWI/adult drug) treatment courts 35 35 Effective assessments + Effective treatment + Effective supervision Reduced recidivism 36 36 18 7/15/2021 WHAT IS A DWI COURT? collaborative team approach holistic and comprehensive court monitoring change behavior accountability high-risk / high-need long-term treatment frequent alcohol and drug testing recovery intensive supervision non-adversarial 37 Research on DWI Courts • “DWI Courts reduce DWI recidivism and general criminal recidivism while returning substantial cost savings to the taxpayers.” • Recidivism reduced by an average of >12%; and by as much as 50-60% Source: National Center for DWI Courts, Research Update on DWI Courts (The Bottom Line, January 2015) 38 19 7/15/2021 REDUCES RECIDIVISM Georgia Repeat offenders graduating from DWI Michigan court were 65% less An analysis Minnesota likely to be rearrested of three An evaluation of nine DWI courts found for a new DWI, and counties in a that high-risk individuals had better between 47-112 repeat two-year outcomes, including reducing recidivism DWI arrests were period found by up to 69% (2014). prevented (2011). DWI court participants were 19x less likely to be Campbell Collaboration arrested for a A meta-analysis of 28 evaluations found an DWI (2008). average reduction of DUI and general criminal recidivism by 12%. The best DUI courts reduced recidivism by 50-60% (2012). 39 DECREASES CRASHES San Joaquin County, California DUI court participants were half as likely to be involved in an alcohol- or drug-related crash over a period of 18 months (2012). 40 20 7/15/2021 COST-EFFECTIVENESS Minnesota DUI courts saved taxpayers $700,000 Maryland annually and produced an average of DUI courts produce net $2.06 (a high of $3.19 in one court) in cost-benefits to taxpayers benefits for every $1 invested – a 200% of more than $1,500 per return on investment (2014).