The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Tennessee's two-day mandatory jail sanction for first-offense DWI on general deterrence, special deterrence, and the operation of the drinking-driver control system. The authors analysis of general deterrence analyzed accident data from Tennessee and two comparison states without mandatory jail penalties, Alabama and Kentucky, were used to provide quantitative measures of the highway safety effect. In addition, data were collected to determine driver awareness of the mandatory jail law, and whether the law has had any effect on self-reported drinking-driving behavior. The major finding of the study is that the jail sanction had an initial effect on drunk-driving recidivism in Tennessee, but no measurable effect on alcohol-related crashes.
Field Evaluation of Jail Sanctions for DWI (Driving While Intoxicated)
1988
81 pages
Report
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Englisch