Canadian Criminal Law/Appendix/Model Examinations/Drug Impaired Driving

DRE Expert[edit | edit source]

Any special training with respect to Drug Impairment cases
Identify what is a Drug Recognition Expert
Training coverage
- Identify drug categories based on symptoms
- Evaluation process and recording process
- Interpretation of results
Go through the categories:
- Central nervous system depressant, inhalants, dis-associative aesthetic, cannabis, central nervous system stimulant, hallucinogens, narcotic analgesic
Go through training:
- name of course / where is it available / who developed it / standardized program
- starting at first program, list all educational programs completed, including duration (hours/days)
- whether training involved actual testing / circumstances of these evaluations / ability to confirm results / any supervision
- Go through the test involved (types of drugs detected, indicia of impairment)
- success in the course / any certification / by what organization / time and duration of certification / requirements to be certified / requirements to maintain certification
- Any other relevant training
- gave training / presentations on the topic
- Admit Resume
Experience
- number of prior arrests for DRE case / # of times you have made evaluations / # of times you have testified in court on DRE case / # of times qualified (when and where)
- documenting all prior evaluations / method of documenting / reviewed before court
- confirming DRE opinion through toxicology report (blood or urine) / does not record quantity / knowledge of dissipation rates