Using an impaired driving context to enhance deterrence. This project aims to investigate how impaired driving is policed by addressing the three main limitations of the widely used deterrence theory.

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Using an impaired driving context to enhance deterrence. This project aims to investigate how impaired driving is policed by addressing the three main limitations of the widely used deterrence theory. This project expects to generate new knowledge on how to best apply deterrence theory while staying on top of new drug regulations, such as medicinal cannabis being legally prescribed in Australia. Expected outcomes include the development of new and more effective road policing procedures tailored to address the limitations of deterrence theory when applied to drug impaired drivers. This should provide significant benefits, such as the development of state-of-the-art road policing methods with the potential to decrease the number of impaired drivers on the road, and thus improve road safety.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 4402 - Criminology. Lead: A/Prof Lyndel Bates