Are they skilled in the proper administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests?
Most DWI prosecutions involve results of field sobriety tests , some of which have been the subject of scientific studies conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, pronounced as “Nitsa”) and police agencies who knew their work was being scrutinized. NHTSA has admitted that these tests, in order to be reliable, must be administered in the “prescribed standardized manner” each and every time they are administered. Any deviation from the prescribed standardized manner affects the tests accuracy and reliability.