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HRID Toolkit

Access more about high-risk impaired driving using the following resources:
High-Risk Impaired Driver Explanation Video
Houston S.O.B.E.R Court Video

CARS: Mental Health Screening and Assessment Tool
eWarrants

Infographics
System Reforms
A Guide to DUI Pretrial Services 

Law Enforcement DUI Testimony Silver Tips Checklist
Responsibility.org’s Screening and Assessment Position Paper for Legislators
The following external resources may also be helpful in your work to eliminate high-risk impaired driving:
GHSA Report – High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat

Drug Toxicology for Prosecutors – 2023 Edition

On-Demand Learning: Investigation and Prosecution of Drug-Impaired Driving Cases
– National District Attorneys Association (ndaa.org)

Technologies to Enhance Observation, Documentation, and Training for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Enforcement

Cannabis Policy: Public Health and Safety Issues and Recommendations

Cannabis Impairment Detection Workshop Handbook
High-Risk Impaired Driver Explanation Video
Houston S.O.B.E.R. Court:
Treatment, Education and Supervision for High-Risk Impaired Drivers
CARS Mental Health Screening and Assessment Tool

Research tells us that 45% of repeat DUI offenders suffer from a mental health disorder in addition to lifetime alcohol disorder. Repeat DUI offenders are highly resistant to change despite previous sanctions, treatment or education efforts. Untreated, undiagnosed mental health issues are likely a major contributing factor to their dangerous, and often deadly, behavior.

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eWarrants

Electronic warrants (eWarrants) are an important tool to help law enforcement get impaired drivers off the roads. Automated warrant processes give law enforcement a streamlined tool to ensure people who drive impaired are held accountable.

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Repeat DUI offenses are complex. Watch this video to learn why they can slip through the cracks.

System Reforms
Law Enforcement Reform
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Judicial Reform
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Toxicology Reform
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Prosecution Reform
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Community Supervision Reform
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Treatment Reform
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Perhaps the most dangerous drivers on the road, high-risk impaired drivers are at a higher crash risk, are disproportionately involved in fatal crashes, often escape accountability and typically become repeat DUI offenders. Learn more about these offenders and what research shows will be effective in deterring them.