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Lifesavers Conference 2025

Impaired Driving

Upstreaming Isn’t Just for Fishing: Screening & Intervention for DWI Offenders

Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM PT
Location: 201

    Moderator(s)

  • LF

    Lisa Freeman

    Governor's Representative for Highway Safety and Executive Director
    Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Slides

    • Speaker(s)

  • Mary Kate Katherine Huffman, J.D.

    Judge and National Judicial Fellow
    American Bar Association
    CENTERVILLE, Ohio

    Slides

  • Kerry W. Meyer, JD

    Judge, Judicial Outreach Liaison (MN)
    Fourth Judicial District Court, Hennepin County,
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

This panel of Judges will discuss why DWI cases are not just a “social faux pas,” but are “big deals,” and why early screening and intervention is the key to reduced recidivism for the DWI offender population. While minimalism and a “less is more” approach may be appropriate in certain situations, the sentencing of a DWI offender is not one of those. Indeed, the more information judges have, the better the justice system can meet society’s needs and the needs of the offender. This panel of experts will discuss the immense value of a proactive approach that includes input from law enforcement, prosecution and treatment professionals.