KEEPING DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE ROADS
Tougher state laws are helping to get drunk drivers off the roads. Nevertheless, drunk driving continues to be one of the nation's most serious public health and safety problems. Part of this is due to the skill of defense attorneys, who readily admit that a trial does not necessarily determine who is right or wrong, but merely who wins. The fact that an attorney can win an acquittal for a client who is not innocent reinforces the attitude that it is not so bad to drive after having a few drinks. The responsibility of the law enforcement officer is to dispel this notion by making his case so strong that a defense attorney cannot weaken it. This article gives suggestions on how the officer can do this. Subjects specifically covered include the validity of the stop, the field sobriety test, probable cause to arrest, and chemical tests.
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Corporate Authors:
International Association of Chiefs of Police
11 Firstfield Road
Gaithersburg, MD United States 20760 -
Authors:
- Fazo, V
- Publication Date: 1984-7
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 18-19
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Serial:
- POLICE CHIEF
- Volume: 51
- Issue Number: 7
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcohol tests; Arrests; Blood alcohol levels; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Law enforcement; Legal factors; Police; Prosecution
- Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00392446
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 411
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM