A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE DRINKING DRIVER CONTROL SYSTEM - VOLUME 2 (LITERATURE SURVEY)

PUBLISHED RESEARCH CONCERNING DRINKING DRIVERS, THE PROBLEMS THEY CREATE IN TRAFFIC SAFETY AND LAW, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THEIR BEHAVIOR IS SURVEYED IN A BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY. THIS SURVEY IS USED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED (DWI) PROBLEM, THE METHODS USED BY THE TRAFFIC LAW SYSTEM AND OTHER AGENCIES TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM, THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAMS AND, IN GENERAL, THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DWI PROBLEM. THE MATERIAL IS APPROACHED FROM FIVE VIEWPOINTS: LEGISLATION TO CONTROL THE DRINKING DRIVER; ENFORCEMENT OF DWI LEGISLATION; ADJUDICATION OF DWI CASES BY COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES; SANCTIONS APPLIED AGAINST CONVICTED DWI OFFENDERS; AND TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES. ALSO INCLUDED IS A SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND THE ROLE OF DRINKING DRIVERS IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Fh-11-7270-71-7, 132 PP, 1 FIG, 3 TAB, 174 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Research

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  State College, PA  United States  16801
• Authors:
  • JOSCELYN, K B
  • Jones, R K
• Publication Date: 1971-5-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Alcohols; Behavior; Bibliographies; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Laws; Personnel performance; Reviews
• Uncontrolled Terms: Enforcement
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223597
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 1971 12:00AM