NCJ Number
183159
Date Published
1988
Length
500 pages
Annotation
This document presents 21 questions and detailed answers and reference materials about laws and policies regarding employee drug testing.
Abstract
Topics include the extent of employee drug use, the rationale for special measures to address workforce drug abuse, the employer's role and responsibility, the economic costs of employee drug use, the effects of off-duty drug abuse on public safety and workplace morale, public attitudes toward mandatory drug testing, the role of law enforcement in controlling the supply of illicit drugs, and the relationship between drug abuse and crime. Other topics include the difference between reasonable-suspicion drug testing and random testing, the ability of supervisors to detect employee drug use, the reliability of drug tests, judicial decisions regarding the constitutionality of employee drug testing, and issues related to the right to privacy. Summaries of judicial decisions and reprints of journal and media articles