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Table 4. Program details for Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indian Nations, and Indiana.

 

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indian Nations

Indiana

Are callers asked to report license plate?

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

Are callers asked to report location?

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

Are callers asked to report driver characteristics?

 

 

Yes

-

-

-

Are callers asked to report passenger information?

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

Are callers asked to report vehicle information?

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

Is program limited to impaired drivers?

No

-

No

-

-

-

Who answers the calls?

Guam Police Operator

-

ISP dispatcher

-

-

-

Are operators trained for impaired driving reporting program?

No

-

Yes

-

-

-

How are the calls dispatched?

State Police or Highway Patrol

-

Depends on location

-

-

-

Is there a dedicated patrol team that is dispatched?

No

-

No

-

-

-

Call received per week?

No data

-

Unknown

-

-

-

Calls received per month?

No data

-

Unknown

-

-

-

Calls received per year?

No data

-

Unknown

-

-

-

Behavior that most often prompts the caller to make the call?

Vigilance problems

-

Problems w/ proper lane position

-

-

-

When do calls tend to come in more often?

No data

-

Nighttime

-

-

-

When do calls tend to come in more often?

No data

-

Weekends

-

-

-

When do calls tend to come in more often?

No data

-

Summer

-

-

-

Are calls tracked?

No

-

Yes

-

-

-

Are records kept on the outcomes of the call?

No

-

Yes

-

-

-

How often is a patrol vehicle actually dispatched?

1% - 25%

-

76% - 100%

-

-

-

Average time between call and stoppage of vehicle?

No data

-

Not tracked

-

-

-

Estimated percentage of calls resulting in arrest?

No data

-

No data

-

-

-

Estimated percentage of calls resulting in prosecution?

No data

-

No data

-

-

-

Estimated percentage of calls resulting in conviction?

No data

-

No data

-

-

-

Note. The symbol ‘-‘ denotes that no information was provided to SCRI.

 

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