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Volume II, Issue 2 TheThe DWIDWI July 2009 CourtCourt ReporterReporter A Publication by the “LINKED UP” As you read this newsletter, some DWI-Documentary Is Double EMMY Winner! text will be highlighted in blue “Enduring Regret” Brings Drunk Driver’s Horror Story to TV; Segment on and underlined. If DWI Courts included in Documentary you are reading this electronically, click The Georgia Governor’s of the National on the blue text, and Office of Highway Safety Academy of Television it will take you to the was awarded two EMMY’s Arts and Sciences. new NADCP Website Saturday, June 27, 2009, for “We produced this or other website to Best Documentary coverage compelling Prime Time give you more of a Georgia story featuring Special to remind Georgia information on that inmate “Chris Sandy’s story” drivers of all ages about particular topic. and highlighting effective the devastating interventions with Georgia’s consequences of one of DWI Courts. the deadliest high-risk teen behaviors. Drinking and Inside This Issue The DWI-documentary film entitled, “Enduring driving,” says GOHS Regret”, won EMMY Director Bob Dallas. Judge Michael “Enduring Regret” Awards for Best man’s drunk driving days Kavanaugh Honored 2 premiered in September at NADCP Documentary for a television lead him down the road to 2008. Conference presentation with dramatic cause a DWI-crash death of impact and Best Director Chris Sandy’s story vividly an elderly Georgia couple. National Drunk from the Southeast Chapter describes how a young (Continued on page 4) Driving. Over the 2 Limit. Under Arrest. Crackdown New Website Unveiled for NADCP!! BEAM Global and Robby Gordon 3 Receive NADCP “I wonder where I can get a can now be found on the Award past edition of the DWI web. NADCP has done a Court Reporter?” “Where major revision to its website DWI Court can I get a copy of the 2010 – www.allrise.org and it Evaluations Need to 4 DWI Court Training now includes among other be Done Thoroughly Application?” “Is there a things, a section specifically website that I can get more The new NADCP for the National Center for NABCA Comes Out information about DWI website—a page on the DWI Courts and DWI in Support of DWI 5 Courts?” The answer to all Courts in general. Courts NCDC section. of these questions, and more, (Continued on page 3) Page 2 The DWI Court Reporter Judge Michael Kavanaugh Honored at NADCP Conference The NADCP 15th Annual Training As noted by NADCP CEO West Conference in June provided the Huddleston during the award chance to learn more about DWI presentation: “A courageous man that Courts, as well as recognize leaders in took the Drug Court model that seemed the DWI Court field. This year, the to be so effective with drug offenders in National Center for DWI Courts his community, and applied it to a recognized Judge Michael Kavanaugh problem he saw was robbing innocent with the DWI Court Leadership victims on the highways of his town, Award. This award is given to those county, and state.” Mr. Huddleston persons that demonstrate significant declared at the end of his remarks, Judge personal leadership and exemplary Michael Kavanaugh is “the grandfather Judge Kavanaugh as he receives performance in the advancement of of DWI Courts and my hero.” the DWI Court Leadership Award DWI Courts either in a local or Judge Kavanaugh had one of the first regional jurisdiction or beyond at the DWI Courts in the nation, and was the has been a strong proponent of DWI state and national level. Judge first chairperson of the then newly Courts speaking at conferences and Kavanaugh, from Albuquerque, New established DWI Court Committee, and meetings across the country. Mexico, personified that expectation. National Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. Crackdown Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. riders, who are the most common Have you tried to increase public Under Arrest. (August 21 through perpetrators of this deadly crime. awareness of your DWI Court in the September 7, 2009) is an annual In the last decade, the alcohol-impaired community? Here is something to nationwide enforcement effort to crack fatality numbers have been essentially consider: down on impaired driving and reduce stagnant. In 2007 alone, the latest year roadway fatalities. The program Each year, NHTSA has the “Over the for which there is data, nearly 13,000 organized by the U.S. Department of Limit. Under Arrest.” mobilization to people died in crashes in which a driver Transportation’s National Highway reduce impaired driving. And each or motorcycle rider was legally drunk Traffic Safety Administration year, State Highway Safety Offices (BAC of .08 g/dL or higher). (NHTSA) focuses on combining high- (SHSO) working with NHTSA are visibility enforcement with heightened A promotional planner has been doing publicity for that public awareness through advertising developed which provides marketing “crackdown.” and publicity. The law enforcement materials, earned media tools, and To get the media interested each year, effort is supported by $31 million in marketing ideas to distribute and to fit these offices look for a new “hook” national and state advertisements funded the local needs and objectives while at for the story, while keeping a similar directly or indirectly through Congress. the same time partnering with other message on stopping impaired driving. The national ads, produced by NHTSA states, communities, and organizations Consider working with your SHSO to in English and Spanish, are targeted at all across the country on this program. let them know about your DWI young male drivers and motorcycle DWI Courts should consider obtaining the material, add information on the Court. The Michigan SHSO used local court, and distribute it to the local DWI Courts last year as their "hook" media. to bring in the media and at the same time raise the awareness of local DWI For the promotion planner or more Courts and what they had achieved. information, go to: www.stopimpaireddriving.org. Page 3 The DWI Court Reporter BEAM Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., and Robby Gordon Receive NADCP Ambassador Awards At the 15th Annual National “Since we began this partnership, Professionals,” stated Bill Newlands, Association of Drug Court more than 130 new DWI Courts have president of Beam Global U.S. “As Professionals (NADCP) Training been established in the United States, the founding partner of NCDC, Beam Conference held in Anaheim, a result of Beam Global’s support and Global has worked to educate the California, Beam Global Spirits & efforts to raise awareness of DWI public about these life-saving courts. Wine, Inc., and Robby Gordon, Courts.” We have challenged states to establish NASCAR® driver and team owner of 365 more DWI Courts in five years the No. 7 Jim Beam® Toyota® car and will work with NCDC to help were awarded the NADCP achieve that goal.” Ambassador Award. Beam Global Hardcore drunk drivers have a and Robby Gordon have partnered blood alcohol concentration of .15 or with NCDC since 2007 to bring more and/or are repeat offenders. national attention to the effectiveness These drunk drivers are responsible of DWI Courts in addressing for 57 percent of alcohol-related hardcore drunk driving. traffic fatalities and are 20 times more The NADCP Ambassador Award is likely to be involved in a crash. The given to public figures who have used Judge Kent Lawrence and NAS- innovative DWI Court system goes their celebrity or public position to CAR Driver and Team Owner, beyond traditional discipline and raise awareness about Drug Courts or Robby Gordon as Robby Gordon provides long-term, ongoing DWI Courts. Martin Sheen also receives the NADCP Ambassador accountability and rehabilitation, in received a 2009 NADCP Ambassador addition to a conviction for hardcore Award. Award. drunk drivers. These courts have become the model for getting the “Beam Global and Robby Gordon “We are honored by the recognition most dangerous drunk drivers off the have been invaluable partners in the given to us by the National Center for roads. As DWI Courts are launched fight against hardcore drunk driving,” DWI Courts and the National throughout the country, NCDC said David Wallace, director of the Association of Drug Court provides training and research to the National Center for DWI Courts. personnel needed to operate them. New Website Unveiled for NADCP!! (Continued from page 1) • See the new PSAs with the All Rise message; The new NADCP website is designed • Learn what Drug Courts are; for the Drug Court practitioner, as well • Find out the latest news and as the casual web-surfer to provide the events for Drug Courts; answers and material that are needed by each of these individuals. Someone that • Locate a Drug or DWI goes to the website can now: Court anywhere in the nation; • Obtain material to share with • Learn all about the All Rise congress or share your own philosophy and the effort to put Drug Court story; A page on the new NADCP a drug court within reach of website every American in need; (Continued on page 6) Volume II, Issue 2 Page 4 DWI-Documentary Is Double EMMY Winner! (Continued from page 1) Over the past four years inmate Chris random alcohol and other drug testing; Sandy has delivered his personal anti- and (4) continued monitoring by a judge In April of 2000, while speeding impaired driving message while dressed on a bi-weekly basis. Participants receive from one party to the next, the out in shackles and prison stripes to a sanction for all non-compliant acts; and impact of his DWI crash ripped his over a hundred-thousand Georgia high incentives, benefits and rewards for victims’ vehicle in half, pinning an school students.