Applying Stafford and Warr's reconceptualization of deterrence theory to drug driving: Can it predict those likely to offend?

In December 2007, random roadside drug testing commenced in Queensland, Australia. Subsequently, the aim of this study was to explore the preliminary impact of Queensland's drug driving legislation and enforcement techniques by applying Stafford and Warr's [Stafford, M.C., Warr, M., 1993....

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Published inAccident analysis and prevention Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 452 - 458
Main Authors Watling, Christopher N., Palk, Gavan R., Freeman, James E., Davey, Jeremy D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2010
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Automobile Driving - legislation & jurisprudence
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Avoidance Learning
Data Collection
Deterrence
Drug driving
Female
Humans
Incidence
Law Enforcement
Legislation awareness
Male
Middle Aged
Queensland - epidemiology
Risk-Taking
Substance Abuse Detection - legislation & jurisprudence
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Testing awareness
Young Adult
Queensland
British Isles, England, Stafford
Australia, Queensland
Testing awareness
Deterrence
Drug driving
Legislation awareness
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Summary:In December 2007, random roadside drug testing commenced in Queensland, Australia. Subsequently, the aim of this study was to explore the preliminary impact of Queensland's drug driving legislation and enforcement techniques by applying Stafford and Warr's [Stafford, M.C., Warr, M., 1993. A reconceptualization of general and specific deterrence. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 30, 123–135] reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Completing a comprehensive drug driving questionnaire were 899 members of the public, university students, and individuals referred to a drug diversion program. Of note was that approximately a fifth of participants reported drug driving in the past six months. Additionally, the analysis indicated that punishment avoidance and vicarious punishment avoidance were predictors of the propensity to drug drive in the future. In contrast, there were indications that knowing of others apprehended for drug driving was not a sufficient deterrent. Sustained testing and publicity of the legislation and countermeasure appears needed to increase the deterrent impact for drug driving.
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ISSN:0001-4575
1879-2057
DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2009.09.007