Fitts Michelle S, Palk Gavan R, Lennon Alexia J, Clough Alan R
a Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology , Kelvin Grove , Queensland , Australia.
b Community-based Health Promotion and Prevention Studies Group, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University (Cairns Campus) , Cairns , Queensland , Australia.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2017 Apr 3;18(3):237-243. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1186273. Epub 2016 Jun 10.
This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of first drink driving convictions among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians (aged from 14 to 24) and considers some of the risk factors associated with recidivism.
Convictions recorded between 2006 and 2013 were extracted from the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney General database. Convictions were regrouped by gender, age, Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia classification, and sentence severity. Chi-square analyses and logistic regression were conducted to identify group differences in offense characteristics for gender and recidivism (recidivists versus nonrecidivists).
The sample consisted of 1,583 individuals (74.1% males) convicted in the 8-year period. Gender comparisons showed that there was no significant difference in age at time of first offense, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at apprehension, or type of penalty received between males and females. However, males received larger fines and longer periods of license disqualification. Comparisons for reoffending and non-reoffending revealed that males, drivers aged 14-17 years of age and 18 to 20 years of age, and inner regional drivers were more likely to reoffend.
There were limited differences between females and males or recidivists and nonrecidivists at first conviction. Convictions for drink driving may provide an opportunity for early alcohol intervention with Indigenous young drivers (<20 years) because it is likely to be an individual's first alcohol-related conviction.
本研究调查了澳大利亚原住民及托雷斯海峡岛民（原住民）青年（14至24岁）首次酒后驾车定罪的发生率和特征，并探讨了一些与累犯相关的风险因素。
从昆士兰司法部和总检察长数据库中提取2006年至2013年期间的定罪记录。定罪记录按性别、年龄、澳大利亚可达性/偏远指数分类以及刑罚严重程度重新分组。进行卡方分析和逻辑回归，以确定性别和累犯（累犯与非累犯）在犯罪特征上的组间差异。
样本包括8年期间被定罪的1583人（74.1%为男性）。性别比较显示，首次犯罪时的年龄、被捕时的血液酒精浓度（BAC）水平或男女所受刑罚类型均无显著差异。然而，男性被处以更高的罚款和更长时间的驾照吊销。再犯与未再犯的比较显示，男性、14至17岁和18至20岁的司机以及内陆地区的司机更有可能再次犯罪。
初次定罪时，女性与男性或累犯与非累犯之间的差异有限。酒后驾车定罪可能为对原住民青年司机（<20岁）进行早期酒精干预提供机会，因为这很可能是个人首次与酒精相关的定罪。
