Alcohol, drugs and driving · 1991 · 10 citations · 0 references
LawAdministrative LawCriminal LawAdministrative DiscretionAdministrative ProcedureAdministrative RemediesAdministrative AdjudicationAdministrative EnforcementAdministrative PenaltiesTraffic EnforcementAdministrative LicensingCrime DeterrenceDeterrenceGeneral DeterrenceImpaired DrivingImpaired Driving PolicyLicense PenaltiesLicensure Suspension
License suspension is an effective way to reduce the problems caused by alcohol-impaired driving. Immediate administrative license suspension after arrest has many advantages over both discretionary and mandatory judicial supension and should increase the application of this penalty and its positive effects. There is wide variation in administrative license suspension laws and some are likely to more effective than others. Ways need to be identified and employed to make administrative license suspension laws more effective in promoting both specific and general deterrence.