Enforcement following 0.08% BAC law change: Sex-specific consequences of changing arrest practices?

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2506-2512

  Schwartz, Jennifer ^a   Davaran, Ardavan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related public policy; Arrests; Driving under the influence; Sex differences; Trends in drinking behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL-RELATED PUBLIC POLICY; ARRESTS; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; SEX DIFFERENCES; TRENDS IN DRINKING BEHAVIOR;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879311224     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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