Predictors of conviction and sentencing of DWI offenders in a New Mexico County

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-14

  Kunitz, Stephen J ^a   Zhao, Hongwei ^a   Wheeler, Denise R ^b,c   Woodall, W Gill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Runnels Building   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conviction and Sentencing; Deterrence; DWI; First Offenders; Judicial Discretion

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COURT; DETENTION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LAW; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEXICO; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRISON; RACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; ODDS RATIO; PUNISHMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32844454863     PISSN: 10286586     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580500412903     Document Type: Article

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