What other factors tend to influence whether an officer will make a DUI arrest?
Other factors include the officer’s age and experience (younger officers are more likely to make the arrest than let it slide); the officer’s personal use of alcohol is inversely related to the level of enforcement (the less the officer drinks the more likely the arrest); specialized training in DUI means more arrests; specialization in duty assignment (those assigned to traffic beat or night detail) are more likely to make the arrest; interestingly just being near the end of the duty shift makes it less likely for the arrest to be made (could be the extra work involved in making the arrest and report is unappealing to an officer at that time); bad weather conditions seem to increase arrests as the officers may be more aware of the increased need to drive with full facilities; as you may expect- the suspect’s cooperation and positive attitude often contributes to less arrests; the suspect’s race may have an impact as officers seem to arrest more when the suspect is not of their own rac
