The geography of deterrence: Exploring the small area effects of sobriety checkpoints on alcohol-impaired collision rates within a city

Evaluation Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-378

  Nunn, Samuel ^a   Newby, William ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

checkpoints; deterrence; impaired driving; sobriety; traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIANA; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 81255179462     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X11405139     Document Type: Article

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