@article{ref1,
title="Saturated enforcement: The efficacy of deterrence and drunk driving",
journal="Journal of criminal justice",
year="1984",
author="Sykes, Gary W.",
volume="12",
number="2",
pages="185-197",
abstract="Deterrence theory generally finds support among studies focusing on changes in apprehension certainty, in punishment celerity, or in punishment severity. However, scientific evidence establishing a clear deterrent effect of criminal justice institutions on criminal behavior remains problematic partly because of measurement, design and/or experimental control difficulties. This study attempts to overcome some of these methodological difficulties by measuring deterrence in a drunk driving enforcement program in a small Wisconsin city. It demonstrates a statistically significant relationship between a carefully designed enforcement program and driver response measured by accident rates. This finding is contrary to some recent studies challenging the efficacy of enforcement efforts aimed at traffic accident reductions. A general discussion of deterrence and enforcement amplifies the findings and conclusions. A word of caution is added regarding the findings.<p />",
language="",
issn="0047-2352",
doi="10.1016/0047-2352(84)90031-X",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(84)90031-X"
}