Download or read book Drug Detection and Its Role in Law Enforcement written by John Howard Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drug Testing in Law Enforcement Agencies written by James R. Brunet and published by LFB Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Drug testing has become an increasingly important part of the public sector workplace. For law enforcement officers, courts have granted government employers wide discretion in choosing a drug testing strategy. Brunet seeks to understand what leads one law enforcement agency to adopt a more rigorous testing program while another abstains from testing workers altogether. An emerging literature on drug testing as a mechanism of social control provides the theoretical base. An analysis of a sample of law enforcement agencies finds evidence that social distance within police organizations, the social status of officers, and the influence of third parties play significant roles in shaping a department s drug testing policy.
Download or read book Guide for the Selection of Drug Detectors for Law Enforcement Applications written by John E. Parmeter and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policing Methamphetamine written by William Campbell Garriott and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its steady march across the United States, methamphetamine has become, to quote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, OC the most dangerous drug in America.OCO As a result, there has been a concerted effort at the local level to root out the methamphetamine problem by identifying the people at its sourceOCothose known or suspected to be involved with methamphetamine. Government-sponsored anti-methamphetamine legislation has enhanced these local efforts, formally and informally encouraging rural residents to identify meth offenders in their communities. Policing Methamphetamine shows what happens in everyday lifeOCoand to everyday lifeOCowhen methamphetamine becomes an object of collective concern. Drawing on interviews with users, police officers, judges, and parents and friends of addicts in one West Virginia town, William Garriott finds that this overriding effort to confront the problem changed the character of the community as well as the role of law in creating and maintaining social order. Ultimately, this work addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States.
Download or read book Policing Methamphetamine written by William Campbell Garriott and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its steady march across the United States, methamphetamine has become, to quote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, “the most dangerous drug in America.” As a result, there has been a concerted effort at the local level to root out the methamphetamine problem by identifying the people at its source—those known or suspected to be involved with methamphetamine. Government-sponsored anti-methamphetamine legislation has enhanced these local efforts, formally and informally encouraging rural residents to identify meth offenders in their communities. Policing Methamphetamine shows what happens in everyday life—and to everyday life—when methamphetamine becomes an object of collective concern. Drawing on interviews with users, police officers, judges, and parents and friends of addicts in one West Virginia town, William Garriott finds that this overriding effort to confront the problem changed the character of the community as well as the role of law in creating and maintaining social order. Ultimately, this work addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States.
Download or read book Drug Interdiction written by George S. Steffen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs continue to inflict untold harm upon our society, it is clear that a global initiative and an intense domestic strategy are vital to address the sophisticated drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) that are prevalent in many regions. Covering a wide array of domestic interdiction topics, Drug Interd
Download or read book Law Enforcement Drug Screening Guidelines written by New Jersey. Office of the Attorney General and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Evaluation of the Los Angeles Police Department Drug Detection Program Technical Report written by Richard P. Compton and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surveillance Privacy and the Law written by John Gilliom and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employee drug testing and the development of a "surveillance society."
Download or read book Determinants of Drug Testing Policies in Law Enforcement Agencies Building and Testing a Theory of Public Sector Drug Testing written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug testing has become an increasingly important part of our social lives, especially in the workplace. This is particularly the case in the public sector where military personnel, police officers, transportation workers, and those seeking government employ routinely submit to government mandated drug screens. The genesis of large-scale drug testing of public workers is often traced back to President Reagan's 1986 call for a 'drug-free federal workplace' (Executive Order 12564). State and local governments, particularly law enforcement agencies, followed the federal example and rapidly implemented drug testing policies. A large majority of local law enforcement agencies (approximately 77 percent) now test all job applicants, up from 25 percent in 1990. The purpose of this investigation is to identify the historical, political, and legal preconditions that led to the widespread adoption of workplace drug testing in the public sector. This knowledge provides the theoretical platform for an empirical study of the factors that lead police departments to adopt different drug testing policies. For safety sensitive positions, courts have granted government employers wide discretion in selecting from a menu of employee drug testing strategies. Random and mandatory screening of current and prospective public safety workers is permissible as long as certain due process procedures are followed. With such a wide range of options available, what leads one agency to adopt a more rigorous approach such as universal testing while another agency abstains from testing workers altogether? An emerging literature that conceives of drug testing as a mechanism of social control provides the theoretical base for this inquiry. An analysis of a random sample of law enforcement agencies (n=1,988) finds evidence that social distance within police organizations (size of the sworn workforce, racial diversity), the social status of officers (starting salary), and the influence of third parties).
Download or read book Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System written by Ann H. Crowe and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drug Enforcement by Police and Sheriffs Departments 1990 written by Brian A. Reaves and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing a Drug Testing Program for Law Enforcement Personnel written by William J. Lawler and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving written by A. Wayne Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Drug Testing in the Workplace written by Kay Lumas and published by Dr. Kay Lumas. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognizing that alcohol and drug use in the workplace is a significant social and economic problem, various forms of drug testing have been branded as the solutions to a safer and more productive work environment. In this determined drive to find a userfriendly and accurate substance use detection strategy, a variety of drug testing procedures have been developed and used with varying consistently across industry groups. One such method, trace detection technology, however, has been employed in spite of the paucity of empirical evidence to validate its use as a stand-alone screening system for drug detection. Furthermore, research on the impact of false positive results of trace detection technology is extremely limited amidst a climate in many locales in which it is regularly used. With trace detection technology being used extensively in both the private and public sectors for drug screening purposes, the objectives of this research were twofold: To examine the efficacy of trace detection technology as a stand alone method of drug testing by exploring the lived experiences of commercial truck drivers who have experienced false-positive drug test results firsthand; and to explore the emotional and physical impact of false-positive test results generated by this technology on the individual commercial truck driver. The results from this research have broad implications for general workforces subject to periodic or scheduled drug screening, for law enforcement professionals who rely on a detection strategy that can produce false positive outcomes, for the legal community seeking understanding of this technology application, and for social science professionals who seek to pursue a provocative research topic.
Download or read book Drug Testing Exposed Loopholes and Trade Secrets written by Michael A. Bonventre and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DRUG TESTING EXPOSED LOOPHOLES AND TRADE SECRETSImagine that you and your family are targeted, threatened and extorted by criminals. You turn to law enforcement only to be told that you are acceptable collateral damage in the bigger picture. What would you do?Join author Mike Bonventre as he embarks on a three decade odyssey that took him from a defiant victim to a deep undercover organized crime & narcotics consultant to a nationally recognized drug test consultant, collector, trainer and drug industry expert. Your journey begins in the dangerous world of organized crime, drugs and extortion. With this citizen crime fighter by your side, you will see more than $100,000,000.00 (one hundred million dollars) in extortion and drug traffic sales. You will maneuver through the maze of Federal, State and County law enforcement agencies across the nation and feel the danger of a deep undercover operative. Leaving the undercover world, your journey continues as the author shows you how drugs influence businesses, families and communities. Hear from people who have lived with, dealt with and have even been destroyed by drugs. Do you recognize any of these people? Perhaps you work with them. Are they your neighbors – or even family members?Next, pull up a seat and be prepared to learn about the drug and alcohol testing industry. Why should you care? Have you flown on a plane, ridden on a bus or worked in a safety sensitive job? Then you know – first hand – how important a solid drug testing program is. It comes down to safety – your safety. Observe as the author takes you through the loopholes and trade secrets that undermine and threaten that very safety. BY the time you finish your journey you will know what action steps you can take to rid your workplace, communities and yes – even your family – of the plague that is drugs. If you are happy sitting on the couch and agreeing that there are no solutions – then this book is not for you. But if you believe that you can make a difference, that you don't have to be a victim and that what we believe as Americans is still true – then don't wait – start your journey now – you won't be sorry.
Download or read book Drug Law Enforcement Strategies written by Thomas D McKay and published by Aspatore Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug Law Enforcement Strategies provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on the intricacies of drug crimes, investigations, and trials. Featuring law enforcement officials from around the country, this book guides the reader through the latest trends in the narcotics arenaincluding new drugs entering the market, the medical marijuana controversy, and the role of technology in investigationswhile analyzing how these issues are impacting procedures. These skilled authors highlight proven methods for embarking on an investigation, creating drug-specific case strategies, working with informants, going undercover, and setting short- and long-term goals for an investigation. Looking at the investigator's role in bringing a drug case to court, they also explain how to supply effective evidence, work successfully with prosecutors, and anticipate questions from defense attorneys. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for collaborating with other agencies, training investigators, and coping with shrinking budgets and limited manpower. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced officers offer up their thoughts on the keys to success within this ever-evolving field.
