Exploring perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement
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Paper/Presentation Title | Exploring perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Watling, C. N. (Author) and Leal, N. L. (Author) |
Editors | Senserrick, T. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference (2012) |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://acrs.org.au/article/author/watling-c/ |
Conference/Event | Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference (2012) |
Event Details | Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference (2012) Event Date 09 to end of 10 Aug 2012 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | The purpose of traffic law enforcement is to encourage compliant driver behaviour. That is, the threat of an undesirable sanction encourages drivers to comply with traffic laws. However, not all traffic law violations are considered equal. For example, while drink driving is generally seen as socially unacceptable, behaviours such as speeding are arguably less so, and speed enforcement is often portrayed in the popular media as a means of “revenue raising”. The perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement has received limited research attention to date. Perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement may influence (or be influenced by) attitudes toward illegal driving behaviours, and both of these factors are likely to influence on-road driving behaviour. This study aimed to explore attitudes toward a number of illegal driving behaviours and traffic law enforcement approaches that typically target these behaviours using self-reported data from a large sample of drivers. The results of this research can be used to inform further research in this area, as well as the content of public education and advertising campaigns designed to influence attitudes toward illegal driving behaviours and perceived legitimacy of traffic law enforcement. |
Keywords | Perceived legitimacy; law enforcement; attitudes; driver behaviour |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420604. Injury prevention |
520103. Forensic psychology | |
480401. Criminal law | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q701v/exploring-perceived-legitimacy-of-traffic-law-enforcement
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