Policing And Punishing The Drinking Driver: A Study Of General And Specific Deterrence
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What deters a driver from getting behind the wheel after one too many drinks — fear of death, moral conviction, or the cold calculus of getting caught? Ross Homel's Policing and Punishing the Drinking Driver: A Study of General and Specific Deterrence confronts this pressing question head-on, presenting a rigorous empirical investigation into the mechanisms of both general and specific deterrence as they apply to drink-driving behaviour. Drawing on data from real-world policing experiments, Homel chronicles how enforcement strategies, legal sanctions, and public awareness interact to shape driver behaviour, offering a compelling portrait of crime prevention in action. Grounded in criminological theory yet accessible in its argumentation, this study argues that the effectiveness of punishment is inseparable from the perceived certainty of apprehension — a finding with profound implications for traffic law enforcement and public policy alike. Homel's work, published as part of Springer-Verlag's respected Research in Criminology series, sits at the intersection of law, psychology, and social science, bringing analytical precision to a subject of urgent public safety concern. For anyone seeking to understand why legal threats succeed or fail in modifying human behaviour, this landmark study poses a question that lingers long after the final page: when it comes to deterrence, is it the punishment that matters — or the fear of being caught?
Author: Ross Homel
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Springer-Verlag
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
What deters a driver from getting behind the wheel after one too many drinks — fear of death, moral conviction, or the cold calculus of getting caught? Ross Homel's Policing and Punishing the Drinking Driver: A Study of General and Specific Deterrence confronts this pressing question head-on, presenting a rigorous empirical investigation into the mechanisms of both general and specific deterrence as they apply to drink-driving behaviour. Drawing on data from real-world policing experiments, Homel chronicles how enforcement strategies, legal sanctions, and public awareness interact to shape driver behaviour, offering a compelling portrait of crime prevention in action. Grounded in criminological theory yet accessible in its argumentation, this study argues that the effectiveness of punishment is inseparable from the perceived certainty of apprehension — a finding with profound implications for traffic law enforcement and public policy alike. Homel's work, published as part of Springer-Verlag's respected Research in Criminology series, sits at the intersection of law, psychology, and social science, bringing analytical precision to a subject of urgent public safety concern. For anyone seeking to understand why legal threats succeed or fail in modifying human behaviour, this landmark study poses a question that lingers long after the final page: when it comes to deterrence, is it the punishment that matters — or the fear of being caught?