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Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/successful-new-mexico-dwi-program-national-criminal-justice-association/

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The program features an interview with Deputy Secretary Paul Cook of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety and Capt. Gregory Toya of the Department of Public Safety/New Mexico State Police regarding a successful Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) program that reduced alcohol related deaths and accidents from third in the country to 17th. in the country. The effort involved the cooperation of correctional authorities.

This program was produced by the National Criminal Justice Association (www.ncja.org). Paul Cook is available at paul.cook@state.nm.us. Greg Toya is reachable via greg.toya@state.nm.us.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, women offenders, DWI.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our television shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=85

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov on at Twitter at twitter.com/lensipes.

This program features an interview with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections’ Chief of Information and Public Relations Tracey Z. Poole discussing an innovative public safety initiative in which a panel of male and female offenders doing long sentences for DUI-Death Resulting crashes, along with a parent of a victim of such a crash, speak to student and parent groups in a prison visiting room about the devastating consequences of their choices.

Data generated from the program state that nearly half of participating students said they were a passenger in a vehicle operated by someone who had been drinking.

You can contact Ms. Poole at 401-462-2609 or at tracy.poole@doc.ri.gov.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, satellite tracking,faith-based.