Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada
- Publisher:
- Irwin Law Inc.
- Publication date:
- 2018-06-22
- Authors:
- Nathan Baker
- ISBN:
- 9781552214930
Description:
While drug-impaired driving has been a criminal offence in Canada since 1925, charges have been more common and more complex since the approval of the Drug Recognition Exercises (DRE) and Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) in 2008. The legalization of marijuana and the imposition of per se limits for a number of drugs emphasizes the importance of a concise source of information for the complex matters raised in these cases. Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada is a ready reference for prosecutors, defence lawyers, and the judiciary, covering the matters unique to drug-impaired driving cases. Key areas covered include the DRE, the SFST, specimen testing for drugs, specialized experts, new provincial and federal legislation on the topic, and caselaw in this developing area. This text provides a breakdown of the intricate issues that pervade drug-impaired driving cases.
Index
- Preliminary sections
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Sources of information
- SFST and dre testing
- Chemical testing for drugs: what it is, how it works
- The matrix
- Drug categories and their expected symptoms
- Experts
- Charter considerations
- Bill C-46 and the amendments to the criminal code
- Provincial legislation
- Common concerns with drug-impaired driving cases
- Into the future
- Useful cases
- Studies to know: further readings
- Sentencing
- Appendix. Possible disclosure materials
- Glossary
- Table of cases
- Index
- About the author