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Judicial Discretion on Drunk Driving in Ohio

Ruff, Kristen Michele
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1199919199

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2008, Master of Public Administration (MPA), Bowling Green State University, Public Administration.
With an arrest rate of 1 for every 135 licensed drivers in the United States, it is clear that drunk driving remains a major national problem. Fortunately, from a research perspective, the growth of judicial discretion in sentencing methods makes it easier to determine which methods work best. This thesis provides the analytical framework to answer the questions: To what extent is judicial discretion used? And, are there connections between specific sentencing techniques and their effectiveness? Specifically, I assess different sentencing practices in three Ohio courts, and make some preliminary conclusions about which approaches are most effective at reducing recidivism rates. The literature review and findings of this research indicate that judges, although practicing under the same law, can offer very different sentences on drunk driving cases. Moreover, it appears that prior sentences do correlate with future recidivism rates, at least when it came to incarceration.
Richard Farganis (Advisor)
96 p.
Judicial Discretion; Drunk Driving; Judicial Decision Making; Ohio Courts; Sentencing; Ohio Drunk Driving Sentencing Laws

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  • Ruff, K. M. (2008). Judicial Discretion on Drunk Driving in Ohio [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1199919199

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ruff, Kristen. Judicial Discretion on Drunk Driving in Ohio. 2008. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1199919199.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ruff, Kristen. "Judicial Discretion on Drunk Driving in Ohio." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1199919199

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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