Stricter Penalties and Deterrent Effects Among Drinking Drivers

• Main Authors: WU,ZI-YING, 吳姿瑩
• Other Authors: JOU,SU-SYAN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29139975729865702100

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 103 === Tragedy caused by drunk driving happens every day. In order to deal with this problem, the Policies of drunk driving penalties went more and more severe. But the behavior of drunk driving still prevailing. However, the recidivism rates of DUI are still high. This study provides a new vision of research to prevent the recidivism of DUI. 318 multiple DUI offenders from a detention center were asked to fill out the questionnaire, and the response rates were 88%. Based on the deterrence theory, three elements, seriousness, certainty, and celerity, were treated independent variables. Subjects’ responses to the hypothetical scenario were recorded as the measures of the tendency to involve in DUI recidivism. The results reveal that, (1) compared with unmarried respondents, those who are divorced are more likely to drink and drive; (2) daily drinkers have higher risk to commit DUI than seldom drinkers; (3) the multiple DUI offenders, who know more correct drunk driving penalties, consider that drunk driving penalties are more severe, believe it is much easier to be caught and punished more quickly, are less likely to commit DUI again than their counterparts; (4) the effects of certainty on recidivism are limit to those well-educated offenders; (5) for those offenders who are understand the current drunk driving penalties very well, the married offenders are less likely to commit DUI again than unmarried offender. Current study emphasizes that (1) health care and social welfare are as important as punishment to prevent DUI recidivism; (2) it is necessary to develop a method to separate the different categories of DUI recidivists in order to provide them with the suitable treatments.