Model arrest procedures were developed to enhance the enforcement of laws against driving while intoxicated (DWI). Development was based on answers obtained to the following questions: what procedural alternatives are now possible; how do alternatives affect processing time; what factors most influence DWI arrest rates; what set of laws and procedures should be employed. Research methodology emphasized the collection of data in the field during the apprehension of DWI suspects and during the subsequent processing of each suspect arrested. The DWI process was described in terms of nine components: apprehension of the suspect, field sobriety testing, arrest, disposition of the offender's vehicle, transportation of the offender, evidential testing, interrogation, reporting, and incarceration or release. Within each component, procedural alternatives were defined and described.
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