Profile of women detected drink driving via Roadside Breath Testing (RBT) in Queensland, Australia, between 2000 and 2011

Profiling drunk driving recidivists in Denmark

“…This is quite surprising, as a general trend towards a narrowing of the gender gap in DUI convictions, as well as an increase in drunk driving convictions among female drivers, has been identified in recent studies (e.g., Schwartz, 2008;Robertson et al, 2011). The low rate of female recidivists, compared to male recidivists, can partly be explained by a low rate of female drunk driving, compared to the rate found in other studies (e.g., Armstrong et al, 2014), although there are also studies that have found a similarly low prevalence of drunk driving among female drivers (e.g., Portman et al, 2013). Another possibility could be that the risk of being apprehended among Danish female drunk drivers for unknown reasons is low compared to male drunk drivers.…”

“…However, alcohol increases the risk of different types of crimes for both genders (McMurran et al, 2011). In addition, female drunk drivers are generally older and are more likely to be apprehended in a large city and during the day, compared to male drunk drivers (Armstrong et al, 2014). Thus, there are some differences with regard to the circumstances related to drunk driving for males and females, which makes a particular focus on gender issues in relation to drunk driving highly relevant.…”

“…Other factors related to recidivism include drinking frequency (Schell et al, 2006), use of prescription drugs (Dickson et al, 2013), a criminal record (LaBrie et al, 2007), neurocognitive impairment (Ouimet et al, 2007), and age and education level (C'de Baca et al, 2001). Also gender plays a role, as drunk driving recidivism is more prevalent among male drivers than female drivers (Armstrong et al, 2014;C'de Baca et al, 2001;Lapham et al, 2000). Moreover, the interaction between gender and age has been examined, with a young age predicting recidivism among male, but not female, drivers (McMurran et al, 2011).…”

“…Different studies illustrate contradictory results. For example, some studies indicate that the likelihood of drunk driving recidivism increases with increasing BAC at the time of arrest (e.g., Armstrong et al, 2014;C'de Baca et al, 2001), whereas other studies do not find that effect (e.g., Cavaiola et al, 2007). Other factors related to recidivism include drinking frequency (Schell et al, 2006), use of prescription drugs (Dickson et al, 2013), a criminal record (LaBrie et al, 2007), neurocognitive impairment (Ouimet et al, 2007), and age and education level (C'de Baca et al, 2001).…”

Diferencias en función del sexo en la percepción del riesgo asociado al consumo de drogas en jóvenes

“…Los sucesivos informes EDADES también han destacado que, con carácter general, la percepción de riesgo es mayor entre las mujeres que entre los hombres para todas las sustancias psicoactivas y para todas las frecuencias de consumo (Armstrong, Watling, Watson y Davey, 2014). La excepción aparece con los tranquilizantes/somníferos, sustancias de consumo más prevalente entre las mujeres.…”