A driving record analysis of suspension and revocation effects on the drinking-driving offender：酒后驾驶违法者的驾驶记录分析.pdf

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A DRIVING RECORD ANALYSIS OF SUSPENSION
AND REVOCATION EFFECTS ON THE
DRINKING-DRIVING OFFENDER?
RICKEY L. WILLIAMS,ROGER E. HAGEN and EDWARDJ. MCCONNELL
California Department of Motor Vehicles . Box 11828, Sacramento, CA 95813, .
(Received 12 October 1981; in revisedform 18 December, 1983)
Abstract-Past studies have demonstrated that license suspension or revocation reduces subsequent
DUI convictions and traffic accidents of multiple DUI offenders to a greater degree than jail
sentences and fines alone, or participation in an alternative alcohol abuse treatment program. This
study describes the duration of the impact of recidivism-level-specific licensing actions on DUI
offenders at three recidivism levels. Results indicate that the first DUI offender (who receives no
licensing action) represents a DUI recidivism and accident parable to the suspended second
DUI offender during the year following their respective DUI convictions. Furthermore, additional
record entries indicate that at least 32% of suspended second offenders drive during the period of
the licensing action; at least 61% of revoked third offenders acquire a record entry during the
licensing action. In addition to the results, major program mendat