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DOI：10.6905/JC.202007_9(2).0001 ኪஔሞഹ

A Delphi Study on the Penalty Policy for Driving Under

Influence

Abstract Chi-Hsun Chou, Yu-Shu Chen, Chien-Yang Albert Lin

The driving under influence (DUI) has satisfied the formal legislation
to criminal penalties since 1999. However, the DUI crime and recidivism are
extensively concerned in Taiwan. To build the policy consensus of DUI crime,
purposes of the current study are to evaluate the effectiveness of the policy
of penalizing sanctions for DUI crime without causing deaths or injuries and
imprisoning the DUI recidivist through a quantitative Delphi expert survey.
Research findings with higher policy consensus are as follows: (1) The DUI
penalty policy has a significantly positive impact on reducing DUI accidents, but
not an effective policy to inhibit DUI crime. (2) For DUI offenders sentenced
to 6 months or less and unable to pay fines, it is suitable to punish them by
the community service instead of imprisonment to reduce negative label and
overcrowding in prison. (3) According to the guidance of medicine prior to justice,
it is essential to provide alcoholism assessment and multiple treatment service
for DUI offenders to reduce recidivism. (4) Multi-educational propaganda can be
employed to enhance citizen’s DUI risk perceptions for general prevention. (5)
The “Alcolock” should be compulsorily installed to prevent DUI recidivists from
attempting to DUI. Suggestions on the prevention and policy of DUI crime are
also discussed based on the research findings.

Keywords : driving under influence (DUI), penalty policy, Delphi method,
deterrence model, medical model, community model

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