There is reason to believe that the most frequent chronic offenders
             are the ones least likely to be classified as criminals, either by the
             courts or by the community: drunk drivers. Yet, the number of drivers
             arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol makes it clear that
             this is probably the single greatest category of criminal behavior in the
             nation. As reported on the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Web site,
             the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration noted that
             approximately 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2001 for driving under
             the influence of alcohol or narcotics. That equaled an arrest rate of one
             for every 137 licensed drivers in the United States (2003).
             Moreover, drunk or substance-impaired driving is not likely to be an
             isolated incident, like the instance of the Honors Society high school
             student who swipes a CD player on a dare and the like. Rather, drunk and
             impaired drivers are very likely to be chronic offenders. "About one-third
             of all drivers arrested or convicted of driving while intoxicated or
             driving under the influence of alcohol are repeat offenders" (Fell, 1995,
             quoted by MADD, 2004). In addition, in 2001, "about 1,461 fatalities
             occurred in crashes involving alcohol-impaired or intoxicated drivers who
             had at least one previous DWI convictionâ€"about 8.4 percent of all alcohol-
             related traffic fatalities (Runge, 2003, quoted by MADD< 2004).
             And yet, increasingly, drunk and substance-intoxicated drivers are
             being treated not as criminals, even when they have been involved in
             vehicular manslaughter,' or have killed someone. Increasingly, they are
             being treated as people who have a chronic disease rather than as people
             who chronically decide to break the law with often devastating effects.
             The three strikes and you're out' mentality is only marginally involved in
             punishment and/or rehabi...