ANSWERS.
Enforcement goals are to identify: - Answers-• Enforcement's role in general DWI
deterrence
• DWI detection phases, clues, and techniques
• Requirements for organizing and presenting testimonial and documentary evidence in
DWI cases
ADDICTION - Answers-Habitual, psychological, and physiological dependence on a
substance beyond one's voluntary
control.
ALVEOLAR BREATH - Answers-Breath from the deepest part of the lung.
BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) - Answers-The percentage of alcohol in
a person's blood.
BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BrAC) - Answers-The percentage of alcohol
in a person's breath, as measured by a breath testing device.
CLUE - Answers-Something that leads to the solution of a problem.
CUE - Answers-A reminder or prompting as a signal to do something. A suggestion or a
hint.
DIVIDED ATTENTION - Answers-Concentrating on more than one thing at a time.
DIVIDED ATTENTION TEST - Answers-A test which requires the subject to concentrate
on both mental and physical tasks at the same
time. The two psychophysical tests Walk and Turn (WAT) and One Leg Stand (OLS)
require the
suspect to their divide attention.
DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT (DRE) - Answers-An individual who successfully
completed all phases of the DRE training requirements for
certification established by the IACP and NHTSA. The word "evaluator," "technician," or
similar
words may be used as a substitute for "expert," depending upon locale or jurisdiction.
DWI/DUI - Answers-The acronym "DWI" means driving while impaired and is
synonymous with the acronym "DUI",
driving under the influence or other acronyms used to denote impaired driving. These
terms
, refer to any and all offenses involving the operation of vehicles by persons under the
influence
of alcohol and/or other drugs.
DWI DETECTION PROCESS - Answers-The entire process of identifying and gathering
evidence to determine whether or not a
suspect should be arrested for a DWI violation. The DWI detection process has three
phases:
• Phase One - Vehicle in Motion
• Phase Two - Personal Contact
• Phase Three - Pre ‐arrest Screening
Session
EVIDENCE - Answers-Any means by which some alleged fact that has been submitted
to investigation may either be
established or disproved. Evidence of a DWI violation may be of various types:
a. Physical (or real) evidence: something tangible, visible, or audible
b. Well established facts (judicial notice)
c. Demonstrative evidence: demonstrations performed in the courtroom
d. Written matter or documentation
e. Testimony
EXPERT WITNESS - Answers-A person skilled in some art, trade, science or
profession, having knowledge of matters not
within the knowledge of persons of average education, learning and experience, who
may
assist a jury in arriving at a verdict by expressing an opinion on a state of facts shown
by the
evidence and based upon his or her special knowledge. (NOTE: Only the court can
determine
whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert.)
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST - Answers-Any one of several roadside tests that can be used
to determine whether a subject is
impaired.
GAIT ATAXIA - Answers-An unsteady, staggering gait (walk) in which walking is
uncoordinated and appears to be "not
ordered."
GENERAL INDICATOR - Answers-Behavior or observations of the subject that are
observed and not specifically tested for.
(Observational and Behavioral Indicators)
HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS (HGN) - Answers-Involuntary jerking of the eyes
occurring as the eyes gaze to the side. The first test