What is the key to the accuracy of a breath test? How is this typically accomplished?

What will be an ideal response?


The key to the accuracy of a breath-testing device is to ensure that the unit captures the alcohol in the alveolar breath (deep-lung breath) of the subject. This is typically accomplished by programming the unit to accept approximately 1.5 liters of breath from the subject. Also, the subject must blow for a minimum time with a minimum breath flow rate.

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One popular approach to solving ethical problems was developed by an eighteenth-century German philosopher _______. His approach relies on fundamental principles to define what is permissible and what is prohibited

a. Jeremy Bentham. b. Lawrence Kohlberg. c. John Stuart Mill d. Immanuel Kant

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A term that describes police employees calling in sick in large numbers because of a labor dispute is called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Labels become the basis of personal identity; as the labels become more and more negatively enforced by feedback from significant persons in the youth's life, the youth's identity transforms. What is this process called?

a. Dramatization of evil b. Labeled deviant c. Reintegrative shaming d. Self-fulfilling prophecy

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The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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