October 27, 2015

Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course Session 1 - Introduction Increase deterrence of DWI violations; thereby reducing the number of crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired drivers. Course Goal

Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Increase deterrence of DWI violations;
thereby reducing the number of crashes,
deaths, and injuries caused by impaired
drivers.
Course Goal
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The goal of this course is to ultimately increase deterrence of DWI violations; thereby
reducing the number of crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired drivers.
Enforcement goals are to identify:
• 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
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Enforcement’s role in general DWI
deterrence
DWI detection phases, clues, and
techniques
Requirements for organizing and
presenting evidence in DWI cases
Enforcement Goals
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course 1-7
Session 1 - Introduction
Enforcement’s role in general DWI
deterrence
DWI detection phases, clues, and
techniques
Requirements for organizing and
presenting evidence in DWI cases
Enforcement Goals
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HS 178 R5/13 4 of 24
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
65 deaths and injuries each hour!
Impaired Drivers Kill or Injure a
Person Every Minute!
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65 deaths and injuries each hour!
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Approximately _____ people now live
in _____.
About _____ of these people will die in
vehicle crashes.
About _____ will die in DWI crashes.
State and Local Data
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• Approximately ____________ people now live in ____________.
• About __________ of these people will die in vehicle crashes.
• About _________will die in DWI crashes.
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HS 178 R5/13 5 of 24
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Recognize and interpret evidence of
DWI violations
Administer and interpret Standardized
Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)
Describe DWI evidence clearly and
convincingly
Ensure video and/or audio evidence if
available is consistent with other
evidence
Job Performance Objectives
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At the conclusion of this training, participants will demonstrate the ability to:
• Recognize and interpret evidence of DWI violations
• Administer and interpret Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
• Describe DWI evidence clearly and convincingly in written reports and verbal
testimony
• Ensure video and/or audio evidence, if available, is consistent with other evidence
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HS 178 R5/13 6 of 24
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Recognize and interpret evidence of
DWI violations
Administer and interpret Standardized
Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)
Describe DWI evidence clearly and
convincingly
Ensure video and/or audio evidence if
available is consistent with other
evidence
Job Performance Objectives
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Job Performance Enabling Objectives
• Understand the tasks and decisions of DWI detection.
• Recognize the magnitude and scope of DWI-related crashes, deaths, injuries,
property loss and other social aspects of the DWI problem.
• Understand the deterrent effects of DWI enforcement.
• Understand the DWI enforcement legal environment.
• Know and recognize typical vehicle maneuvers and human indicators symptomatic
of DWI that are associated with initial observation of vehicles in operation.
• Know and recognize typical reinforcing maneuvers and indicators that come to light
during the stopping sequence.
• Know and recognize typical sensory and other clues of alcohol and/or other drug
impairment that may be seen during face to face contact with DWI subjects.
• Know and recognize typical behavioral clues of alcohol and/or other drug
impairment that may be seen during the subject's exit from the vehicle.
• Understand the role and relevance of psychophysical testing in pre-arrest screening
of DWI subjects.
• Understand the role and relevance of preliminary breath testing in pre-arrest
screening of DWI subjects.
• Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for the Horizontal Gaze
Nystagmus test.
• Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for validated divided
attention psychophysical tests.
• Know and recognize typical clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may
be seen during administration of the SFSTs.
• Understand the factors that may affect the accuracy of preliminary breath testing
devices.
• Understand the elements of DWI prosecution and their relevance to DWI arrest
reporting.
• Choose appropriate descriptive terms to convey relevant observations of DWI
evidence.
• Write clear, descriptive narrative DWI arrest reports.
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HS 178 R5/13 7 of 24
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
Participant Manual
Basic course reference
Class notes for every session
Manual organization
Preview sessions in advance
Review prior to exam
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Participant Manual
The Participant Manual is the basic reference document for this course. The manual
contains thumbnails of each instructor presentation that includes key messages for each
frame. The manual also contains a glossary of terms that are used in this course.
• Read each session prior to class.
• Use the manual to review the material prior to taking the final exam.
Standard ized Field Sobriety Test Course
Session 1 - Introduction
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Source: DWI Detection and
Standardized Field
Sobriety Testing
March 2013 Edition
HS 178 R5/13 8 of 24

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