Improving Interlock Compliance with Computerized Education and Monitoring Systems

Abstract All 50 States have enacted laws providing for alcohol ignition interlocks as a sanction for impaired driving. Going forward, interlock programs may become as widely use with impaired drivers than license suspension even though they are more time consuming and expensive for the government to manage. Although the extra expense of managing interlock programs is justified by the reductions in recidivism, the added administrative requirements have strained the limited staff available to courts and motorvehicle departments, resulting in substantial limitations in monitoring quality. This application proposes an alternative to having the government cover the entire cost of monitoring by moving some elements to the interlock provider so that the offender ultimately pays for the service. Additionally, these monitoring efforts can be expanded to include client education and prevention. Axxess Unlimited has developed a client Dashboard, an interlock data delivery system that eases this transition. Based on