The impact of a newspaper policy af printing the names of individuals who shoplift, drink
and drive, and/ or refuse the breathalyzer was examined. Interrupted Time Series Analysis
was used to analyze the number of offenders arrested pre- and postadoption of the policy.
Analyses indicated that following the publication policy shoplifting incidents decreased;
however, the policy had no effect on either the number of impaired drivers arrested or
offenders refusing the breathalyzer.
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