Arrests and Convictions for Drunken Driving in Virginia Before and After Adoption of a per se Offense

In July 1984, Virginia introduced a per se offense for drunken driving at the 0.15% BAC level| the presumptive level of intoxication remained at 0.10%. There was concern that this difference between the per se and presumptive levels led to fewer arrests and convictions for drunken driving. In April 1986, the per se offense was lowered to 0.10% to match the presumptive level. The Virginia Transportation Research Council was asked to study rates for arrests and convictions for drunken driving under the varying laws. Three time periods were sampled: no per se offense, a per se offense of 0.15%, and a per se offense of 0.10%. The results of the data analysis indicated that there was no statistical difference in the number of arrests or convictions under the different laws.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/89-r12.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19210
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/19022704
• Supplemental Notes:
  • "Final report"--Cover. "December 1988."
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Authors:
  • Stoke, Charles B
  • Byler, Patricia M
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Bibliography;
• Pagination: iv, 17 p., [6] leaves ;
• Serial:
  • VTRC ;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drunk driving; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criminals
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01119793
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTRC 89-R12, 89-R12
• Files: VTRC, NTL, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 28 2009 5:26PM