PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DRUNK-DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES - SOCIAL-POLICY FOR SAVING LIVES

In recent years, calls have gone out for increased certainty and sever ity of criminal punishment as a means to reduce or control drunk drivi ng. A number of scholars, however have suggested that alternative poli cies, which address drunk driving as a public health issue rooted in s ocial institutions, would be more effective in reducing the prevalence of and damage done by drinking drivers. The question remains as to wh at approaches the public will support. Based an a community survey thi s study found that the public endorsed reducing drunk driving through legal deterrence and rehabilitation, but that citizens also were willi ng to support several socially based interventions.