Effects of enhanced sanctions for high-BAC DWI offenders on case dispositions and rates of recidivism

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 270-277

  McCartt, Anne T ^a   Northrup, Veronika Shabanova ^b  

^a Ins Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^b Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol impaired driving; BAC; DWI; DWI case dispositions; DWI recidivism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; COURT; DELINQUENCY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENDER; PUNISHMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; SURVIVAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MINNESOTA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 3943064221     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580490467821     Document Type: Article

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