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Another example of drunk driving sentencing problems

By Douglas A. Berman

This local news report from New Mexico, headlined "Study: Repeat DWI Offenders Not Getting Help," reinforces my enduring concern that criminal justice systems often do not effectively respond to the crime of drunk driving.  Here are some details from the piece: A study shows more people people who are repeatedly arrested for DWI are not getting help. According to a new study from the University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, 52 percent of convicted second or third-time DWI offenders were not getting court-ordered treatment as part of their sentence. The study -- based on court records -- also states that of all the offenders who were ordered into treatment only 46 percent were actually receiving treatment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).