MAGISTRATES' ATTITUDES TO DRINK-DRIVING, DRUG-DRIVING AND SPEEDING

The main objectives of this project were to: (a) improve the Authority's understanding of the factors influencing the sentencing process; (b) identify a possible educational need for material to enhance magistrates' knowledge and understanding of traffic issues; (c) develop and promote appropriate educational material to meet that need; and (d) disseminate to all magistrates and other judicial officers an analysis of the views of a representative sample of their colleagues on these issues. It was decided that the most effective way to gain an appreciation of the issues involved in sentencing traffic offenders was to conduct a series of semi-structured face-to-face interviews with a wide cross-section of magistrates. The interviews were designed to elicit information about: (a) the way in which magistrates deal with such offenders; (b) the type of information regarding random breath testing that may be of assistance to magistrates; and (c) magistrates' views about some of the more controversial diversionary options such as the traffic offender programme and the use of Section 556A dismissals and recognizances. This Monograph examines some of the more general issues involved in the sentencing of traffic offenders, analyses the results of interviews with a number of magistrates concerning their views both on sentencing traffic offenders and road safety issues generally, and presents some detailed factual material about drink-driving, drug-driving and speeding. The report also suggests some possible directions for future research. (a)

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  JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

  301 GEORGE STREET
  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia  2000
• Authors:
  • POLETTI, P
  • SPEARS, D
  • SPAN, DBE
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Crimes; Drivers; Drugs; Intoxication; Legislation; Penalties; Safety; Speed
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 1556: Legislation; 1516: Offence; 1502: Penalty; 1665: Safety; 5408: Speed
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00743330
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7313-0264-8
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 29 1997 12:00AM