The Effects Of Owi Victim Impact Courses On Offender Recidivism,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
The Effects Of Owi Victim Impact Courses On Offender Recidivism, Sarah Emily Johnson
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
This study examines the effectiveness of victim impact courses, a court mandated intervention program, for 2nd OWI offenders (individuals with a second conviction of operating while intoxicated) in the first, fifth, and sixth districts of Iowa. Victim impact courses are intended to teach offenders about how drinking and driving can come to affect others in various different ways. The course is intended to lower reoffending rates for those who participate. Data was obtained through the ICON database. The ICON database is utilized by the Department of Corrections in Iowa to track information concerning offenders and their offenses. A bivariate analysis, …
