ENHANCING THE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY LAWS: ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL ADVOCATE

The success of mandatory child restraint laws in 40 states now rests to a great extent on state and local enforcement activities, activities that are perceived by advocates as being at a very low level. It appears that major problems involve (1) the low level of enforcement by local police, (2) enforcement by only certain subgroups of officers in any department, (3) administrative delays and lack of support, (4) the lack of police training activities, and (5) the lack of coordination between local police and local community advocates. Solutions proposed by police include development of strong, consistent support of the CRD laws on the part of top police administrators, increased training for all officers and targeted training to officers most likely to enforce, and revision (strengthening) of existing CRD laws.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 8-10, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  P.O. Box 222
  Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
• Authors:
  • Council, F M
• Conference:
  • 28th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Denver Colorado, United States
  • Date: 1984-10-8 to 1984-10-10
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 331-346
• Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DENVER, COLORADO, USA, OCTOBER 8-10, 1984. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Child restraint systems; Communities; Coordination; Law enforcement; Laws; Local government; Police; Public relations; States; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Community support
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395816
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM