THE ROLE OF THE FORENSIC SCIENTIST IN THE APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL TESTS FOR ALCOHOL IN TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT

The role and ethical responsibilities of the forensic scientist are reviewed. The context of this discussion includes the application and support of chemical tests for alcohol statutes in the United States adversary system of justice. The goal of this review is to stimulate awareness among the various participants (that is, scientist, prosecutor, defense counsel, judges, and law enforcement officials) in traffic law enforcement situations. Their mutual understanding and cooperation is essential to the effective and efficient use of chemical test procedures. The relative scientific weight that should be given to blood, breath, and urine tests for alcohol is presented.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • BIASOTTI, A A
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0022-1198
  • EISSN: 1556-4029
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcoholic beverages; Blood analysis; Ethics; Forensic medicine; Personnel; Testing; Traffic law enforcement; Urine
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395463
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 983
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM