Driving a vehicle while impaired is a dangerous crime, yet continues to happen across the United States. Each year, about 1 million individuals are arrested. What happens after those arrests depends on the criminal justice system. As a court monitor, MADD staff get the insider’s perspective on the judicial system while making a vital contribution to your local community. Their presence in court and the data they collect will help make sure our laws are upheld and the criminal justice system does what it is intended to do: Keep us safe. Court monitors achieve the work of MADD’s Court Monitoring Program by doing the following: Remind law enforcement that MADD wants to see their cases prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law
Track conviction rates and sanctions
Identify trends in offender age, gender, and blood alcohol concentration level
Notify judicial system of deficiencies
Promote public awareness and understanding of the dangers of impaired driving.
For more information about court monitoring efforts in your state, please visit madd.org/courts.
New Mexico State Office 3411 Candelaria Rd NE Suite B Albuquerque, NM 87107 Nm.state@madd.org
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