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.

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $529253
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH2217D00037

  693JJ919F000137

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  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: 20230930
• 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 4:30PM