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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Drug Use and Criminal Activity Among Rural Probationers With DUI Histories

J. Matthew Webster

University of Kentucky, Lexington, matt.webster{at}uky.edu

Carrie B. Oser

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Allison Mateyoke-Scrivner

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Virginia Depp Cline

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Jennifer R. Havens

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Carl G. Leukefeld

University of Kentucky, Lexington

The present study examined whether ever being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) was associated with higher levels of substance use and criminal activity in a sample of 800 probationers. Lifetime and 30-day histories of substance use and criminal activity were compared across three groups of probationers from rural Kentucky: those with a single DUI arrest, those with two or more DUI arrests, and those with no DUI arrests. A larger percentage of probationers with a DUI arrest reported lifetime and 30-day substance use than non-DUI offenders in almost all drug and alcohol categories. Higher prevalence of criminal activity was limited primarily to the multiple DUI arrest group. Findings add to the literature on rural substance abusers and indicate that DUI may be used as a marker to help identify opportunities for targeted substance abuse interventions.

Key Words: driving under the influence • DUI • probationers • drug use • criminal activity

This version was published on December 1, 2009

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 53, No. 6, 717-730 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08323615
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