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SELECTIVE TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT MANUAL

NCJ Number
14767
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
197 pages
Annotation
PRESENTS PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL ACCORDING TO NEED WITH REFERENCE TO TIME, PLACE, AND TYPE OF VIOLATION, TOGETHER WITH PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Abstract
THE METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE PATTERNS OF TIME AND PLACE IS PRESENTED. THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NECESSARY FOR SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT IS TREATED. SAMPLE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR ENFORCING LAWS REGARDING DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AND A VIOLATION SURVEY PROCEDURE ARE INCLUDED. SAFETY PROGRAM STANDARDS ARE OFFERRED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, DRIVER EDUCATION AND LICENSING, CODES AND LAWS, TRAFFIC COURTS, ALCOHOL AND HIGHWAY SAFETY, IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE OF ACCIDENT LOCATIONS, TRAFFIC RECORDS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, HIGHWAY DESIGN, TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES, AND DEBRIS HAZARD CONTROL AND CLEANUP. SAMPLE FORMS FOR DATA COLLECTION ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX.