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TIRF releases new report entitled, “The Implementation of Alcohol Interlocks for Offenders: A Roadmap”

TIRF is pleased to announce the release of a new publication entitled, “The Implementation of Alcohol Interlocks for Offenders: A Roadmap”.

Alcohol ignition interlocks are a proven tool to effectively monitor impaired driving offenders and reduce recidivism. Today, almost all U.S. jurisdictions have implemented an alcohol interlock law targeting repeat and even high-BAC offenders. More recently, at least 12 jurisdictions have moved to also include some or all first offenders in alcohol interlock legislation and several others are considering such laws.  

The Roadmap was designed to help administrators and staff plan, develop and implement improvements to alcohol interlock strategies to ensure that the goals and objectives of legislation are achieved. It contains practical steps to guide the implementation of alcohol interlock devices as part of a strategy targeting either repeat, high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) or first offenders. Critical steps in the process ranging from the drafting of legislation and the development of an implementation, to the organization of staff education and public awareness through to the creation of an evaluation plan for the strategy are discussed. Important considerations and caveats that impact decision-making at each stage of the process are also highlighted.

The Roadmap was created with input from seasoned professionals who have played a leadership role in these initiatives or who have been intimately involved in interlock delivery. Input was sought from representatives of driver licensing, criminal justice, and hybrid (licensing and justice combined) interlock initiatives to achieve a balanced and inclusive perspective on effective strategies to apply these tools to supervise drunk drivers.

Funding for this initiative was graciously provided by The Century Council.  

Hard copies are available upon request. Please note a minimum shipping and handling fee may apply.

For more information, please contact:

Sara Oglestone
Manager, Marketing and Communications - Directrice, marketing et communications

613-238-5235 ext. 304 (office)
1-877-238-5235 (toll-free)
1-613-238-5292 (fax)
sarao@tirf.ca
http://www.tirf.ca/