Abstract:
In the U.S. impaired driving is managed through a troika program. In the lead are the police on whom all elements of the control system depend. They feed the courts and the driver licensing departments which carry out the sanctioning and educational elements of the program. Given that the perceived risk of apprehension appears to be the most significant factor in producing deterrence, enforcement may be the most important element in the system. However, there is considerable feedback from the sanctioning process, which conditions the intensity and efficiency of the enforcement effort. This paper focuses on the processing-sanctioning-educational element of the control system, looking to the extent that executive agencies (i.e., motor vehicle departments) through administrative procedures can control the persistent drinking driver.
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