Deterrence and punishment severity : the impact of increased statutory penalties on road safety.

Author(s)
Briscoe, S.
Year
Abstract

This study examines both the general and specific deterrent effect of the 1998 increase in statutory penalties for drink-driving offences in NSW. It builds on prior drink-driving research by addressing the limitations of punishment severity studies outlined above. Firstly, it considers a sentencing increase in a jurisdiction where the perceived certainty of apprehension for drink-driving is relatively high. Secondly, this research examines a sanctioning policy that was successfully translated into sentencing practice. An earlier analysis showed that average gaol terms, fines and licence disqualification periods imposed by the courts for drink-driving offences increased significantly after the implementation of the new legislation in 1998. There was also no evidence for an adverse impact of the legislation on the prosecution of drink-driving offences (see Briscoe, 2004a). (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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C 34827 (In: C 34795 [electronic version only]) /83 /73 / ITRD E212049
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 14-16 November 2004, Volume 2 [Print] 11 p., 25 ref.

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