Social Control of the Drinking Driver (Studies in Crime and Justice) - Softcover

9780226469546: Social Control of the Drinking Driver (Studies in Crime and Justice)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226469549 ISBN 13: 9780226469546

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1988

Drunken driving is the most serious crime likely to be committed by an adult. Each year in the United States it is responsible for approximately 20,000 fatalities, more than 500,000 arrests, and millions of violations. It involves a wider variety of social classes and economic strata than any other major violation of the law. Only recently, however, has the problem of alcohol and traffic safety received attention as a public policy issue.

Social Control of the Drinking Driver lays the groundwork for a much needed integration of methods, principles, and priorities. Law, criminology, biology, psychology, sociology, economics, public policy—the disciplines concerned with the problem of drinking and driving are many and varied, and research crosses national boundaries as well. It is not surprising, therefore, that an integrated general perspective has not yet emerged. Drawing on fourteen specialists and surveying the situations in nine countries, this book presents a comprehensive statement of current knowledge about drunken driving and its control.

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About the Author:

Michael D. Laurence is a fellow of the Earl Warren Legal Institute of the University of California, Berkeley. John R. Snortum is the George C. S. Benson Professor of Public Affairs at Claremont McKenna College. Franklin E. Zimring is professor of law and director of the Earl Warren Legal Institute of the University of California, Berkeley.

From Library Journal:

In recent years, grassroots organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have focused public attention on the problem of alcohol-related traffic accidents. This multi-author, interdisciplinary, and cross-national survey demonstrates that objective data on drunk driving are elusive, since the variables are so hard to control. Nevertheless, the sociological, psychological, legal, economic, and technological information marshaled in this volume should be of interest to policy planners and the public. For example, the Scandinavian experience suggests that increased risk of detection, not increased penalties, is a more effective deterrent. This scholarly treatment is recommended for large public and academic libraries. Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore
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