Arrest Procedures for Driving While Intoxicated
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1980-08-01
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Abstract: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. In a sample of 505 DWI arrests made by eight participating agencies, the average processing time was 91 minutes. The agency with the shortest times required an average of 58 minutes, while the agency with the longest times averaged 134 minutes. The burden imposed by the DWI arrest process was found to be indirectly related to DWI arrest rate. Although the amount of processing time required was not significantly correlated with DWI arrest rate among the agencies studied, the processing burden was a major contributor to negative attitudes that existed within the agencies toward DWI enforcement. A high, statistically significant positive correlation was obtained between agency attitudes and agency DWI arrest rates. Factors that had the greatest impact on arrest rates were attitudes within the agencies toward DWI enforcement and use of DWI emphasis patrols. /Abstract from report summary page/
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