HOW JUDGES SENTENCE DUI OFFENDERS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

The impact of a driving under the influence offender's blood alcohol content (BAC) at the time of arrest and the number of prior drunken-driving convictions on judges' sentencing patterns were examined. Vignettes were presented to all 170 judges who sentenced drunken drivers in Colorado and they were asked to determine appropriate amounts of jail time, fines, public service hours, and alcohol education course work. Judges sentenced offenders with prior records and with higher BACs more severely. The effects of prior record were generally stronger.

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  Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

  270 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Lange, T J
  • Greene, E
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 125-133
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1-2
  • Publisher: Marcel Dekker, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0095-2990
  • EISSN: 1097-9891
  • Serial URL: http://informahealthcare.com/ada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Courts; Drunk driving; Jails; Penalties; Safety programs; Traffic safety education
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615148
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM