What is the purpose of a TSRP?
The TSRPs work closely with Tennessee prosecutors, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, Tennessee law enforcement, the Impaired Driving Advisory Council, MADD and many community organizations to promote traffic safety. TSRPs provide training seminars, classes and informative updates to prosecutors and law enforcement officers across Tennessee. We provide a quarterly newsletter and other resources that can be found on this website. Please join us towards our goal of changing behaviors and protecting lives.
What can the TSRPs do to help?
- Provide training to Prosecutors and Law Enforcement on all subjects related to the investigation and prosecution of Impaired Driving cases and Vehicular Homicide.
- Provide technical assistance and legal research to prosecutors on issues related to search and seizure, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), the Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) Program, implied consent, breath/blood testing, and more.
- Be a resource and provide technical assistance to State, local and county law enforcement in methods of evidence gathering, especially newly emerging technology and trial techniques, that will improve the ability of prosecutors to effectively prosecute impaired driving cases.
- Meet regularly with law enforcement agencies to explain prosecutorial policy, answer questions, and receive suggestions to foster improved law enforcement/prosecutor cooperation and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies.
- Make presentations and participate in National, State and local meetings on traffic safety issues.
- Provide access to resources available through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC), National Traffic Law Center (NTLC), and other TSRPs.
