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This video is designed to encourage law enforcement personnel who collect data at crash scenes to thoroughly investigate these crashes and submit accurate, complete and timely crash reports.  The video, which is divided into a 15-minute comprehensive segment and an 8-minute summary version, can be used at roll calls, at basic and unit training, and in formal crash investigation training.  Full color.

This kit was developed by the You Drink & Drive. You Lose campaign, to assist law enforcement officials with local impaired driving prevention and enforcement efforts. The kit includes a how-to guide for building partnerships, publicizing and promoting programs, and creating timelines. Posters, fact sheets, a sample media advisory, news release, letter to the editor, radio scripts, logos, and camera-ready art are also provided, along with information on additional resources.  8.5" x 11", two color.

In April 2003, the U. S. General Accounting Office (the name was changed a year later to Government Accountability Office) issued a Report to Congress titled, “Better Guidance Could  Improve Oversight of State Highway Safety Programs” (GAO-03-474).  In April 2004, the National  Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave Regional Administrators an oversight process. 
One component of the process was the Special Management Review (SMR) The SMR is conducted in a State that consistently demonstrates performance worse than the national average and progress less than half of that recorded by the Nation as a whole.  The SMR is one component of NHTSA’s oversight and quality assurance program conducted by its Office of Regional Operations and Program Delivery (ROPD).  It was codified in the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-
LU).
 

http://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/SAFETEAweb/MRElements/811520.pdf

Speed-Enforcement Camera Systems Operational Guidelines provide guidance for the deployment and operation of an automated speed enforcement program.  The guidelines address the crucial components of an ASE program, from planning and startup through field operations, violation processing and adjudication, and program evaluation. 

The Speed Enforcement Program Guidelines provide guidance and information to law enforcement personnel and decision makers in establishing and maintaining a successful speed enforcement program in their communities.  Sustaining speed enforcement activities and focusing on locations identified by crash data are the essential underlying principles.  The guidelines presented in this document address program planning, operations, adjudication, marketing and media strategies, and evaluation.

This strategic initiative is intended to provide the guidance and tools that will enable State and local authorities to more effectively manage speed and reduce speeding-related fatalities.  The purpose of this strategic initiative is to galvanize the Federal effort and identify specific actions to be taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation Speed Management Team designed to effectively address managing speed and reducing speeding-related crash risk.

Speed Management is a national and far-reaching problem that is best solved through collaborative and comprehensive efforts at all levels of government. However, from road design to enforcement, the ability to implement policies designed to mitigate speed-related injuries and fatalities rests largely with State and local officials. To help local officials and community safety advocates like you take control of the speed management problem, the U.S. Department of Transportation is offering speed management training at locations across the country.

Speed Management is a national and far-reaching problem that is best solved through collaborative and comprehensive efforts at all levels of government. To help local stakeholders take control of the speed management problem, the U.S. Department of Transportation is offering speed management training for facilitators at locations across the country.

This brochure discusses a new speed-measuring device operator training program developed by NHTSA to improve the effectiveness of speed enforcement by police officers. Because there are several types of speed-measuring devices used by law enforcement agencies, this program uses a modular approach to operator training. This reduces training time while maintaining quality. 3.75" x 8.5", three color, 5 panel.

The following data provides estimates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (not included in the national totals) in 2010. For a comparison, data from 10 years ago (2001) are also presented. These estimates are based on data from NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Unfortunately, known blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test results are not available for all drivers involved in fatal crashes. Missing data can result for a number of reasons, the most frequent of which is that people are not always tested for alcohol.
 

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811612.pdf

This report documents current State blood alcohol concentration (BAC) testing and reporting practices and results for drivers involved in fatal crashes. It summarizes known BAC results by State for the years 1997 to 2009 for both fatally injured and surviving drivers. It provides an overview of State practices using information obtained from telephone discussions with all States and all NHTSA Regions. It documents case studies of 9 States (Alaska, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota), each of which has improved or maintained high rates of BAC testing and reporting. Successful BAC testing and reporting involves three components: high testing rates, accurate and complete reporting, and careful management. This can be accomplished through laws, policies, or practices. The process involves testing, reporting, tracking, and follow-up. The context involves education, training, and management. A summary presents good practices and strategies for States that wish to improve their BAC testing and reporting.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811661.pdf

Four common themes surfaced in the case studies: (1) Data were used and strong plans were developed to achieve high visibility, multi-agency enforcement operations (saturation patrols and/or sobriety checkpoints) year-round on a monthly basis with a focus on areas that represented 65 percent of the alcohol fatality problem in the State; (2) Charismatic leadership helped secure commitments from law enforcement agencies and provided clear guidance on the direction of the impaired driving enforcement program; (3) Law enforcement training, such as in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, was essential to help prepare law enforcement officers for the operations and to obtain their personal commitment; and (4)Targeted messaging were used through earned and paid media along with extensive outreach efforts to raise public awareness of these efforts at the State and local level and increase general deterrence  or stop impaired driving before it happens.

The findings hold promise for greater community involvement to support local impaired driving law enforcement efforts. Section 402 funds or other available impaired driving may be requested to support planning and training activities, equipment needs such as full-staff and low-staff checkpoint supplies, and media training for local/municipal police departments.  Local/municipal law enforcement agencies should conduct coordinated, long-range planning on a regional basis to ensure ongoing impaired driving law enforcement activities throughout the year across the State or regions within the State.
 

This report is a compendium of promising sentencing practices that were proposed at the DWI Sentencing Summit held at the National Judicial College in March 2004.  This document is designed for judges who want to be creative and look for new ways to reach the DWI offender, when traditional sentencing options have been exhausted.  It should be noted that some of the strategies are not research based, but have promise in the jurisdictions where they have been used.  8.5" x 11", two color, 72 pages.

The Guide was developed to assist law enforcement agencies in conducting traffic stops in a professional manner, to enhance public relations and the image of the law enforcement agency, maintain the credibility of the law enforcement agency and to minimize the number of complaints.