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Are victim impact panels effective?

Some drunken drivers are required to attend panels where they hear from victims of drunken driving and their families. But the panels often fail to keep offenders from driving drunk again, and may even increase the chances they will.

Quoted: Randall Brown, associate professor of family medicine; Director, Center for Addictive Disorders, UW Hospitals and Clinics; Director, UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program.