Deterrence and Prevention of Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Australia, the United States, and Norway

Authors

Dale E. Berger, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
John R. Snortum, Claremont McKenna College
Ross J. Homel, Macquarie University
Ragnar Hauge, National Institute of Alcohol Research
Wendy Loxley, Curtin University of Technology

Document Type

Article

Department

Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (CGU)

Publication Date

1990

Disciplines

Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Abstract

A sample of 4,316 drivers from Norway, the United States, and Australia responded to national surveys probing individual, social, and legal factors that contribute to control of alcohol-impaired driving. These factors are considered within the framework of general deterrence (control in response to a fear of punishment) and general prevention (control through internalization of moral inhibitions and socialization of preventive habits). Striking differences in social norms, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding drinking and driving in the three countries suggest that Norway has progressed farthest toward general prevention, whereas Australia relies more on general deterrence. Both general deterrence and general prevention are relatively weak in the United States.

Rights Information

© 1990 Taylor and Francis

DOI

10.1080/07418829000090681

Recommended Citation

Berger, D. E., Snortum, J. R., Homel, R. J., Hauge, R., & Loxley, W. (1990). Deterrence and Prevention of Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Australia, the United States, and Norway. Justice Quarterly, 7(3), 453-465.