TRAFFIC OFFENSE SENTENCING PROCESSES AND HIGHWAY SAFETY. VOLUME I. SUMMARY REPORT

The history and development of traffic offense sanctions are reviewed. Criteria for traffic offense sanctions are discussed in terms of evenness, economy, appropriateness, rational allocation, effectiveness and parsimony. The framework for development of standards for traffic offense sanctions is presented. The research literature related to traffic offense sanctions is reviewed, emphasizing special and general effectiveness. An agenda for recommended research is proposed. Four specific sanction policies are analyzed: habitual offender laws, driver license suspension/revocation, mandatory penalties and restricted or occupational licenses.

• Corporate Authors:

  PRC Public Management Services, Incorporated

  7600 Old Springhouse Road
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McGuire, J P
  • Peck, R C
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver licenses; Driver licensing; Drivers; Highway safety; Jurisprudence and judicial processes; Law; Licenses; Measures of effectiveness; Penalties; Revocation; Standards; Traffic regulations; Traffic safety; Traffic violators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criminal law; Criteria; Effectiveness; Traffic laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver restriction; Habitual traffic violator
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155341
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-326 Final Rpt., PRC/PMS-C-151-Vol-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00970
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 19 1978 12:00AM