Interlock & Other Alcohol Monitoring Devices
Breath interlock devices have been used for several years, not only in the United States, but also in Canada and in Europe. They have been employed by courts to protect the public, and also by employers and the private sector to protect property. These articles set forth some of the research relating to the effectiveness of the devices, rates of compliance, and effects on recidivism, reduction of drinking episodes, and private industry applications.A link to an Alcohol Interlock Curriculum for Practitioners website is also provided.
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Alcohol Interlock Programs: A Global Perspective Source - Other | A 71-page compilation from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit traffic research organization, that contains 22 separate research articles presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Alcohol Ignition Interlock Programs in Annecy, France September 25-27, 2005. These articles illustrate the many and varied successful uses of interlock devices in both criminal and civil settings, in the United States and internationally.
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Alcohol Interlock Programs: Enhancing Acceptance, Participation and Compliance Source - Other | A 38-page compilation from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit traffic research organization, that contains written summaries of the 18 presentations made at the Fourth International Symposium on Alcohol Ignition Interlock Programs held in Hilton Head, South Carolina in October, 2003. The program included sessions on implementation issues, the status of interlock programs around the world, and two panels discussing problems of implementation and solutions to those problems.
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Alcohol Interlock Programs: Pushing Back the Frontiers Source - Other | A 69-page compilation from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit traffic research organization, that contains written summaries of the 23 presentations made at the Fifth International Symposium on Alcohol Ignition Interlock Programs in Tempe, Arizona in October, 2004. The presentations included sessions on alcohol rehabilitation programs and how they can be successfully integrated with interlock programs to enhance and extend the beneficial impact, sessions on innovations in interlock programs, testing and certification issues, an update on new and innovative interlock programs around the world, and an update on interlock research.
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Continuous Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring: From Research to Practice Source - Other | This file contains the 37-slide PowerPoint presentation presented by Ms. Robyn Robertson, Executive Director of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit traffic research organization at the Texas Annual Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas in September, 2006. It introduces the reader to the concept of using transdermal alcohol monitoring devices in the criminal justice system, and reviews key research findings, key program features and practices, and has a detailed discussion of how the devices function and the reports that can be generated from them.
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Ignition Interlocks: Technology, Research and Practice Source - Other | This file contains the 45-slide PowerPoint presentation presented by Ms. Robyn Robertson, Executive Director of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit traffic research organization at the Texas Annual Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas in September, 2006. It illustrates the uses and limitations of interlock devices, discusses urban myths and legends associated with the devices, reviews key research findings, identifies how an interlock program can be successfully implemented, and directs the reader to resources in the Texas area.
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Alcohol Interlock Curriculum for Practitioners | The Traffic Injury Research Foundation has developed the AICP website which offers educational resources for diverse audiences. General public and practitioner information relating to the following topics can be found at this site:
- international research;
- alcohol interlock technology;
- information about the implementation of alcohol interlocks as part of a program to control and monitor impaired driving offenders;
- legal concerns about the use of alcohol interlocks; and,
- information about contracting with vendors and service providers.
- Alcohol Interlocks: Planning for Success Proceedings of the 9th International Alcohol Interlock Symposium Source -Traffic Injury Research Foundation
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