Is the short-term administrative suspension a second best but necessary alternative to criminal code sanctions.

Author(s)
Quaye, K. & Boase, P.
Year
Abstract

A common observation in most Canadian jurisdictions is that enforcement agencies are substituting short-term (12, 24 hour) administrative licence suspensions for a more rigorous criminal processing of drinking and driving offenders. In most jurisdictions, no follow-up action is associated with short-term suspensions. This action is therefore viewed as a slap on the wrist for impaired drivers. This is a view that is equally shared by enforcement agencies and road safety administrators. The auhors use Saskatchewan records to explore the frequency distribution of the number of 24-hour suspensions accumulated by experienced drivers. For multiple offenders, they shall investigate the distribution of the inter-arrival time between offences. They shall also look the nature of any relationships between short-term suspensions and Criminal Code convictions. They shall undertake a similar analysis for new drivers and compare the two groups of drivers. (Author/publisher) For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD Abstract No. E201067.

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C 28014 (In: C 27945) /83 / ITRD E211116 (also at CD-ROM C 27890/C27945/C28028)
Source

In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety : proceedings of the 16th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety T'2002, Montreal, Canada, August 4-9, 2002, Volume 2, p. 717-722, 3 ref.

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