First DRE Checklist - from 173 case study

DREs use a 12 step checklist to conduct the drug influence evaluation. The checklist helps to ensure standardization of the process. The first checklist, however, consisted of 21 steps! This checklist was created to conduct the landmark 1985 173 case study, formally titled the Los Angeles Field Validation Study. This checklist was developed with the oversight of Marcelline Burns, Ph.D, the director of the Southern California Research Institute. As you can see, the DRE procedures, including terminology, have changed since this study was conducted.