Speeding Recidivism and Road Safety
(2004) Speeding Recidivism and Road Safety. In Proceedings 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2, Perth, WA.
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Abstract
Data from a pilot study of speeding recidivism are presented. This study forms part of a larger program of research on speeding recidivism in Queensland. The research team obtained four and a half years of traffic records for a sample of 200 Queensland drivers caught speeding by speed camera on an index day in 1999. Data were collected on their index, subsequent and previous speed and other traffic offences, on demographic details and on their criminal histories. Just under one fifth of the speed offenders (18.0%) were aged between 18 and 24 years; the remainder were aged over 25 years. Almost two thirds of offenders (63.5%) were male. The speeding recidivism rate was calculated at 69.0% for one or more re-offences and 43.5% for two or more re-offences. The mean number of re-offences was 1.63, with a maximum of 8. Males were more likely to re-offend after the index offence, with 74.0% committing at least one re-offence, compared with 60.3% of females.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Subjects: | 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390400 Law Enforcement 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370500 Demography 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350400 Transportation > 350405 Road and Rail Transportation 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321206 Preventive Medicine |
| ID Code: | 9727 |
| Deposited By: | Schnyder, Anthony J. |
| Deposited On: | 25 September 2007 |
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| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2004 (please consult author) |