ARREST PROCEDURES FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED

Model arrest procedures were developed to enhance the enforcement of laws against driving while intoxicated (DWI). Development was based on answers obtained to the following questions: what procedural alternatives are now possible; how do alternatives affect processing time; what factors most influence DWI arrest rates; what set of laws and procedures should be employed. Research methodology emphasized the collection of data in the field during the apprehension of DWI suspects and during the subsequent processing of each suspect arrested. The DWI process was described in terms of nine components: apprehension of the suspect, field sobriety testing, arrest, disposition of the offender's vehicle, transportation of the offender, evidential testing, interrogation, reporting, and incarceration or release. Within each component, procedural alternatives were defined and described.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1240
• Corporate Authors:

  Anacapa Sciences, Incorporated

  1528 Chapala Street
  Santa Barbara, CA  United States  93101

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Driver and Pedestrian Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • SUMMERS, L G
  • Ridgeway, R G
  • HARRIS, D H
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 108 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Attitudes; Blood alcohol levels; Blood analysis; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Law enforcement; Laws; Police
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326461
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 386-2 Final Rpt., HS-805 569
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-8-02002
• Files: HSL, NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 1982 12:00AM