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Alcohol, Drugs, and Impaired Driving - Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues (Hardcover)
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Alcohol, Drugs, and Impaired Driving - Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues (Hardcover)
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Alcohol, Drugs, and Impaired Driving addresses many theoretical and
practical issues related to the role played by alcohol and other
psychoactive drugs on driving performance, road-traffic safety, and
public health. Several key forensic issues are involved in the
enforcement of laws regulating driving under the influence of
alcohol and/or other drugs, including analytical toxicology,
pharmacology of drug action, as well as the relationships between
dose taken, concentration levels in the body, and impairment of
performance and behavior. Our knowledge of drunken driving is much
more comprehensive than drugged driving, so a large part of this
book is devoted to alcohol impairment, as well as impairment caused
by use of drugs other than alcohol. For convenience, the book is
divided into four main sections. The first section gives some
historical background about measuring alcohol in blood and breath
as evidence for the prosecution of traffic offenders. The important
role of the Breathalyzer instrument in traffic-law enforcement,
especially in Australia, Canada, and the USA is presented along
with a biographical sketch of its inventor (Professor Robert F.
Borkenstein of Indiana University) with focus on the man, his work
and his impact. The second section discusses several issues related
to forensic blood and breath-alcohol alcohol analysis as evidence
for prosecution of traffic offenders. This includes how the results
should be interpreted in relation to impairment and an evaluation
of common defense challenges. Because most countries have adopted
concentration per se laws, the main thrust of the prosecution case
is the suspect's measured blood- or breath-alcohol concentration.
This legal framework necessitates that the analytical methods used
are "fit for purpose" and are subjected to rigorous quality
assurance procedures. The third section gives a broad overview of
the current state of knowledge about driving under the influence of
non-alcohol drugs in various countries. This includes adoption of
zero-tolerance laws, concentration per se statutes, and clinical
evidence of driver impairment based on field sobriety tests and
drug recognition expert evidence. The fourth section deals with
epidemiology, enforcement, and countermeasures aimed at reducing
the threat of drunken and drugged driving. All articles have
appeared previously in the international journal Forensic Science
Review, but all are completely updated with current data,
references, and the latest research on developments since the
articles were published. This book contains a convenient collection
of the best articles covering recommendations for blood and breath
testing methods, public policy relating to such methods, and
forensic and legal implications of the enforcement of measures to
counter driving under the influence.
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