Examine Issues with Prosecuting DUID Cases

The objective of this project is to examine and document challenges faced with the criminal justice system during the prosecution of drug-impaired driving offenses and detail potential solutions to those challenges. The project will first develop a plan detailing data collection and analysis for obtaining information from people involved in, knowledgeable about, or who have had experience with drug-impaired driving cases. The plan will include accessing archival documents such as arrest records and/or court records to examine what information is available to prosecutors, and importantly, what information is not available or is inadequate. The project will produce a report that synthesizes what is learned. The report will examine the range of important challenges faced by prosecutors in drug-impaired driving cases and will thoroughly discuss potential solutions. The resulting information will help those in the criminal justice system improve the ability to effectively prosecute drug-impaired driving cases.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $529,253
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH2217D00037

  693JJ919F000137

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590

  Office of Behavioral Safety Research

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, District of Columbia  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Berning, Amy

• Performing Organizations:

  National Opinion Research Center

  1155 E 60th St
  Chicago, IL  United States  60637-2745
• Principal Investigators:

  Berning, Amy

• Start Date: 20190923
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Behavioral Safety Research
• Subprogram: Drug Impaired Driving

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arrests; Court decisions; Data analysis; Data collection; Drugged drivers; Prosecution
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01719063
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTNH2217D00037, 693JJ919F000137
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 3 2019 4:42PM