Centralization versus decentralization of traffic law enforcement governance in Spain
The current paper deals with the debate over centralization versus decentralization in road safety management, andspecifically in traffic law enforcement. We address the case study of Spain, where a single traffic law acquis isenforced by two systems: road policing decentralized for some regions and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/142804 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/142804 https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2020743 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Road Safety Law Enforcement Traffic Police Management Centralization Decentralization Multilevel Governance |
| Sumario: | The current paper deals with the debate over centralization versus decentralization in road safety management, andspecifically in traffic law enforcement. We address the case study of Spain, where a single traffic law acquis isenforced by two systems: road policing decentralized for some regions and national road policing for all others. Oureconometricfindings reveal that the Spanish regions with centralized traffic policing present better safetyfigures,which might be useful for reinforcing the coordinated performance of road safety policy in other traditionallydecentralized countries. Furthermore, our evidence indicates that cautious analyses have to be carried out on a case-by-case basis. |
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