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Out of the Rut: A Cognitive Behavioural Treatment Program for Driving-while-disqualified Offenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Leon Bakker ,
Tony Ward ,
Marilyn Cryer  and
Stephen M. Hudson
Leon Bakker
Affiliation:
Department of Corrections, University of Canterbury
Tony Ward*
Affiliation:
Department of Corrections, University of Canterbury
Marilyn Cryer
Affiliation:
Department of Corrections, University of Canterbury
Stephen M. Hudson
Affiliation:
Department of Corrections, University of Canterbury
*
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: t.ward@psyc.canterbury.ac.nz
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Driving while disqualified represents a serious and recurrent social problem, with approximately 40% of convicted individuals reoffending. The high relapse (or recidivism) rates in this group are thought to be associated with compulsivity or addictive processes. In this paper we describe a cognitive-behavioural treatment program (relapse prevention) for offenders convicted of driving while disqualified. This program represents a significant innovation in the rehabilitation of persistent driving offenders, as in the past most intervention programs have focused on driver education and/or alcohol treatment. A major assumption of the relapse-prevention approach is that for many men their driving offences represent a maladaptive response to stressful events such as interpersonal conflict. Therefore, the primary treatment approach revolves around teaching individuals more effective ways to solve their interpersonal problems and to regulate negative affective states.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 29 - 38
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1997

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