Criminology research: What type of traffic enforcement & fine helps actually improve safety? - Greater Greater Washington

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There's more research about changing behavior when it comes to lower-level criminal offenses, like drug dealing. UCLA law NYU public policy professor Mark Kleiman has demonstrated that "swift, certain, and fair" penalties—when most offenders get caught quickly but face lower punishments—have far greater effect of changing behavior than large but rarely-imposed ones.

In traffic enforcement, it's currently true that almost none of the people who run stop signs, turn right on red illegally, speed, park in bike lanes, etc. get caught. Cranking up the fine but not raising the certainty of catching offenders seems to be falling into the same trap as when lawmakers lengthened prison sentences.

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Criminology research: What type of traffic enforcement & fine helps actually improve safety? - Greater Greater Washington