The Effectiveness of Legal Sanctions in Dealing with Drinking Drivers
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Legal sanctions, whether administered by the courts or by State licensing agencies, NC central to deterrence-based policies for reducing alcohol-impaired driving. They are the punishments threatened in support of the law’s mandate. Examples are fines, license actions such as suspension and revocation, jail sentences, and alternatives such as community service. Deterrence theory posits that sanctions will be effective in modifying Ixhavior to the extent that they are perceived as being certain, swiftly applied, andsevere. Thcsc three primary characteristics of penalties, if appropriately perceived, have the potential to reduce drunk driving. .
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