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原文传递 Drug Per Se Laws: A Review of Their Use in States.

题名：	Drug Per Se Laws: A Review of Their Use in States.
作者：	J. Lacey; K. Brainard; S. Snitow;
关键词：	drug users,drinking drivers,law enforcement,states(united states)/accident reduction, fatalities, alcohol laws, traffic safety, legal aspects, driver behavior, motor vehicle drivers, blood alcohol concentration/accident reduction, fatalities, alcohol laws, traffic safety, legal aspects, driver behavior, motor vehicle drivers, blood alcohol concentration
摘要：	This report summarizes a study of the implementation of drug per se laws in 15 States. These laws generally make it an impaired-driving offense to drive with a measurable amount of certain drugs in ones system. The specific prohibited drugs vary by State. The laws are generally integrated into the States overall impaired-driving statute. Though all 15 States were studied to some degree, deeper study of the process was conducted in 6 States. This involved discussions with government officials and law enforcement officers, and a series of structured discussions with prosecutors. This study was not an impact evaluation of drug per se laws on crashes, but rather an attempt to gain an understanding of how the drug per se laws are implemented and perceptions about the law of those charged with implementing the law. It was initially intended that the study would also assess the effect of passing driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) per se laws on the volume of DUID arrests and on conviction patterns, but data to directly address those issues were not available. A general consensus among law enforcement officers we held discussions with was the adoption of drug per se laws did not necessarily make enforcement easier, but did have a positive effect on prosecution. This general perception was shared by prosecutors we interviewed. Because the drug per se laws have typically been adopted as a component of States impaired-driving statutes, one difficulty of this study was obtaining accurate data on volume of arrests and conviction rates for the DUID component of the impaired-driving law was problematic. Recommendations include developing a procedure where impaired-driving citations indicate drugs, alcohol, or both, but also adopting procedures ensure information is integrated into computerized data systems of both law enforcement agencies and courts. / Title Note: Final rept. / Supplementary Notes: See also PB2011-100814, Technology Transfer Series, Number 393. Sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Behavioral Safety Research. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA, 22312, USA. / NTIS Prices: PC A11/MF A11 / Monitor Agency Acronym: DOT / Monitor Agency Number: HS-811-317 / Corporate Author Code: 118804000 / Classifivation: Unclassified report
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