MADD’s Court Monitoring Program enlists court monitors to observe and document what happens in the courtroom during impaired driving case proceedings. The program was created to ensure that impaired driving offenders are prosecuted and justice is achieved. Court monitoring is a tool proven to affect the adjudication process and is recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as an effective countermeasure to reduce impaired driving 1 . Court monitors on the local scale can
impact the handling of impaired driving cases by their mere presence in the court room. Court monitoring is intended to enhance transparency and accountability within the criminal justice system and reduce the likelihood of repeat offenses. One way this goal is achieved is by sharing data and observations with law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, and the public to promote awareness of impaired driving and ensure accountability for all impaired driving offenders. To reduce future offenses, MADD® supports swift and unbiased treatment of all impaired driving cases. 1 Richard, C. M., Magee, K., Bacon-Abdelmoteleb, P., & Brown, J. L. (2018, April). Countermeasures that work: A highway safety countermeasure guide for State Highway Safety Offic- es, Ninth edition (Report No. DOT HS 812 478). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This report is designed to present observations and trends relative to the counties monitored and is not intended to be statistical analysis. South Carolina State Report (reporting period: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020)
Guilty
408
47%
Pending Cases Monitored:
1,024
54% 46%
Dropped / Dismissed / Not Guilty Pled Down
150
17%
Adjudicated Cases Monitored:
873
315
36%
1,897
Total Cases Monitored in 2020:
*Pending cases are cases waiting a judgement result.
Pled Down Dropped / Dismissed / Not Guilty Guilty
22
38
80
63
43
52
17
315
26
23
8
22
13
29
29
150
23
60
129
33
53
36
74
408
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