Raising the bar: Can increased statutory penalties deter drink-drivers?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 919-929

  Briscoe, Suzanne ^a,b  

^a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Drink driving; Punishment; Road accidents; Statutory penalties

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLES;

DETERRENCE; DRINK-DRIVING; PUNISHMENTS; STATUTORY PENALTIES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 2942542689     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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