STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESUMPTIVE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LIMITS OF ILLEGALITY AND MEASURED BAC'S (BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION) OF DRUNKEN DRIVERS

• NCJ Number: 5405
• Journal: JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 63 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1972) Pages: 278-284
• Author(s): J W LITTLE
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Williams and Wilkins Co
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DATA REVEAL THAT LOWERING THE STATUTORY LEGAL LIMIT FOR DRUNK DRIVING FROM 0.15 PERCENT TO 0.10 PERCENT MAY INCREASE THE PROPORTION OF ARRESTS OF LESS-DRUNK DRIVERS.

Abstract

THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS OF LESS-DRUNK DRIVERS (THOSE WITH ALCOHOL BLOOD CONCENTRATION LESS THAN 0.14 PERCENT IN STATES WITH A 0.10 PERCENT LEGAL LIMIT WAS COMPARED WITH SIMILAR ARREST IN STATES WITH A 0.15 PERCENT LEGAL LIMIT. ANALYSES OF THE DATA REVEAL THAT A CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN LOWER LEGAL LIMITS AND A GREATER PROPORTION OF LESS-DRUNK DRIVERS ARRESTED. CHARTS AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED.