Psychotechnology and insanity at the wheel

Bibliographic Data

ID4005046
AuthorsDaniel M Albert (0000-0001-7891-5161), Daniel Albert (0000-0003-3888-1643, Sea Education Association, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume35
Issue3
Pages291-305
Publication date1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1520-6696(199922)35:3<291::aid-jhbs6>3.0.co;2-1
PMID10398175
OpenAlexW2052971746
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

The article discusses psychological testing of automobile drivers performed by the Psychopathic Clinic affiliated with the Traffic Court of the Detroit Recorder's Court. Between 1936 and 1965 more than 15,000 drivers who had either run afoul of the traffic codes or been involved in a traffic collision. A statistical analysis of these cases reveals that the psychologists and psychiatrists working at the clinic were reinforcing existing ethnic, racial, and gender stereotypes in their pursuit of traffic safety. Patients who were deemed unfit drivers were recommended to the judges for sanctions ranging from license revokations to forced committment.

Computer security · Criminology · Ethnic group · Insanity · License · Political science · Psychiatry · Sanctions · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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