Is There a DUI Double Standard for Women?
In my previous post, “Are Women More Likely To Be Convicted of DUI?”, I discussed how today’s drunk driving laws and evidence tends to discriminate
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In my previous post, “Are Women More Likely To Be Convicted of DUI?”, I discussed how today’s drunk driving laws and evidence tends to discriminate
Arrest and conviction in a drunk driving case depends largely upon the breathalyzer or blood alcohol tests conducted on the suspect. If the test results
Our criminal justice system currently depends primarily upon the opinions of police officers to determine whether a driver is “driving stoned” — that is, unable
There has been a lot of media attention lately to the development of breath-testing devices that claim to provide law enforcement with the ability to
There has been a lot of media attention lately to the development of breath-testing devices that claim to provide law enforcement with the ability to
Contrary to popular belief, police officers have no inherent skill and little training in detecting levels of intoxication. In fact, they are psychologically predisposed in
Law enforcement DUI investigation techniques depend largely upon the fictitious premise that all humans are physiologically identical. Without that presumption, field sobriety and breath alcohol
One evening at a restaurant, Martha shares a bottle of wine with a friend. She nurses one glass over a one-hour dinner. Nearing the end, another
As with the odor of alcohol on the breath, few DUI police reports will fail to include an observation by the arresting officer that the
Breathalyzers don’t actually measure alcohol. That’s right. What they actually detect and measure is any chemical compound that contains the methyl group in its molecular
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