Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity-Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a
collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages …

Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major public health problem. In 2003, there were
17,401 alcohol-related crash fatalities. Although there has been a large decrease in the …

Beginning in the 1970s, the United States began an experiment in mass imprisonment.
Supporters argued that harsh punishments such as imprisonment reduce crime by deterring …

Imprisonment is the most severe punishment in democratic societies except for capital
punishment, which is used only in the United States. Crime prevention is its primary …

Background: A substantial number of trauma center admissions are related to driving under
the influence (DUI); however, there has been no prior report of brief intervention (BI) after …

The objective of this Campbell Systematic Review was to assess the relative effects of
custodial sanctions (imprisonment) and non‐custodial (“alternative” or “community”) …

Background: Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major cause of death and disability.
Although a broad array of programs designed to curb DUI incidents are currently offered to …

This Campbell systematic review compares effects of custodial and non‐custodial sentences
on re‐offending. The authors found 14 high‐quality studies, including three randomised …

Heavy drinking and drunkenness, especially in connection with driving, is a global public
health problem. Alcohol (ethanol) is a legal drug, and light‐to‐moderate drinking should not …

In the early 1970s, state and federal prison populations were under 200,000, with
incarceration rates having remained relatively stable for a half century. For a variety of …