DWI Imprisonment is Wrong Solution to Socially-Supported Social Alcholism

Only 16 Days Left to Get License Before New Law Takes Effect

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Missouri drivers have only a few more weeks to get SATOP tests done and get their licenses renewed. After that it will be much harder to get your license and when you do, any car you drive will...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Senate Bills 930 and 947 Passed

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:25:00 +0000

A new Missouri law takes effect July 1, 2009 which will make it legal to attach ignition interlock devices to family vehicles if one member of the family is an alcoholic. Better than prison but...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Tides are Ebbing and Flowing: Help Alcoholics or Imprison Them

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:09:00 +0000

Alcoholism is a disease that robs men and women of security, safety, and dignity. It is a horrible painful life for alcoholics because he or she gradually loses family, friends, home, and freedom....

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Missouri's Crack Down on DWI

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Missouri conducted a Holiday Impaired Driving Mobilization Campaign in December 2008. Nearly 150 law enforcement agencies received mini-grants to cover the cost of officer overtime for saturation...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

MADD Outdated and Dense

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:24:00 +0000

I was reading Drunk Driving: Rail vs. Jail by Warren Redlich in which he writes:The truth is that criminal enforcement does not work adequately as a deterrent. Many people continue drinking and...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Nearly Two Million Arrested for DUI in 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:11:00 +0000

According to MADD's 2008 Summary Statistics: Seventy-five of the fatal crashes between midnight and 3 AM involve alcohol.Over 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

DWI Offenders 90% Caucasian

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

This statistic surprised me. Nine out of ten offenders are white. That's all I have to say on that. source: SATOPTweet

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

New Light Sensor Test

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

According to DWI Institute, "The future of alcohol testing in DWI cases will likely soon include non-invasive alcohol testing." This new test to find the alcohol level in the blood stream is based...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Mature Folks Prefer Drinking at Bars and Taverns

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:27:00 +0000

Most of what I have written in this blog so far is just legal background information and other common knowledge spread over the Net about DWI drivers. Statistics, opinions of professionals which...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Alcohol Convictions -- Official Law in Missouri from Dept of Revenue

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Alcohol Convictions Statutory References: 302.302, 577.010, and 577.012, RSMo Points are added to a driver's record for an alcohol related traffic conviction. 1. First conviction for excessive...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Official MO Dept of Revenue Laws

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) When an individual is stopped and arrested upon probable cause that they were driving a vehicle while their blood alcohol level was over the legal limit, two separate...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Smell of Soap and Water, Liquor, Children and Pine

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:26:00 +0000

Jerrine Rupert Wire remembers: My Wild Irish Rose", the sweet haunting melody floats to my ears and memory swiftly flies back across the years. in fancy I see again the rough two-storied...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Satop Studies Reveal Age of DWI Offenders

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Take a moment to examine this graph by SATOP. SATOP believes it is their intervention that decreases DWI driving but I disagree. Missouri's obsessive DWI arrests for even a fraction over the...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Missouri Capitol Building

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Missouri was awarded a second Access to Recovery Grant in 2007. A total of $14.2 million over three years to continue a statewide voucher system for adults that affords genuine, free and independent...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Never Plead Guilty and Ask for a Jury Trial

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

RSMo. Section 302.535.1. The “burden of proof” is on The Missouri Director of Revenue to establish grounds for the suspension or revocation or your driver’s license by a preponderance of the...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

How Missouri Men Get Felony Records and Lose Voting Rights

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

FELONY OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROPER LICENSE- RSMo. SECTION 302.020 It shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by RSMo. Section 302.080, to operate any...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Benefit of DUI Court Questions Effectiveness of Prison Sentences

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

A study appearing in Evaluation Review (Vol. 31, No. 1, 2007) reports results from an evaluation of the experimental Rio Hondo driving under the influence (DUI) court of Los Angeles County,...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Know What the Law Knows: Get Your Driving Record

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Ask about a ticket, license suspension or revocation 24/7 If you have questions about a ticket, suspension, or revocation on your Missouri driver record, you may now call a new interactive voice...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Binge Drinking Rates in Missouri

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:22:00 +0000

Binge alcohol drinking rates in Missouri remained approximately the same for persons 12 years or older with no significant changes between 2002-2003 and 2005-2006 but they significantly declined...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

SATOP -- Know Your Rights

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:08:00 +0000

Fees Charged and Why All applicants entering SATOP must pay a $145 supplemental fee at the time of the initial screening interview. The money collected by each program is deposited in the Mental...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Statistic from SATOP

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:42:00 +0000

Look at these SATOP statistics: * 30,250+ clients/year * Sex -- 79.2% males and 18.2% females * Avg. income -- $22,483 * Avg. education -- 11.6 years * Avg. # DWI -- 1.6 *...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Official MO Dept of Revenue Alcohol Laws

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Criminal Alcohol Law This law deals with the ticket that was issued. If an individual is convicted of an alcohol related offense, the court sends a copy of the conviction to the department, and...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Attorney Matthew Guilfoil Discusses Drivers Rights

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Many are given a false sense of security about SISs, and believe that if an SIS is given, an employer cannot tell that they got a DUI / DWI. [However] there are two parts to a DUI / DWI case in...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

Destruction of Missouri Men

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:25:00 +0000

Is a depressing place like this where Missouri brothers, fathers, sons, and loved ones should be caged for years because he has a weak DNA which causes him to drink too much? Did he get in a car...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention

DWI drivers in prison

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Salaki) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:40:00 +0000

In Missouri beer and liquor are sold in grocery stores. Why then with this alcoholic drink sold literally everywhere you go, are so many men and women in prison because they drink it and drive...

DWI folks should not go to prison but DWI folks do need intervention