15-10 Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Flashcards
What is the Rationale?
The Province of Ontario has regulated that, before initiating a suspect apprehension pursuit, a police officer SHALL determine whether the immediate need to apprehend or identify an individual in a fleeing motor vehicle or to identify the fleeing motor vehicle outweighs the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit.
Public safety is the paramount consideration factor in any decision to initiate, continue or abandon a suspect apprehension pursuit. Public safety represents a factor which may change rapidly and SHALL be continually assessed. A suspect apprehension pursuit SHALL be the choice of last resort and SHALL be considered only when other alternatives are unavailable or unsatisfactory.
Supervision
Pursuit Supervisor attendance mandatory to monitor when a pursuit is initiated
Pursuit Supervisor notification mandatory when a pursuit is initiated
Procedure - Public Safety - (1) ______ is the paramount consideration factor in any decision to initiate, continue or abandon a pursuit.
Public safety
Procedure - Public Safety - (2) Public safety represents a factor which may change rapidly and which SHALL be
continually assessed.
Procedure - Public Safety - (3) A police officer does not breach the code of conduct when the officer decides _______ a pursuit because the officer has reason to believe that the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit outweighs the risk to public safety that may result if an individual in the
not to initiate or chooses to abandon
fleeing motor vehicle is not immediately apprehended or if the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is not identified.
Procedure - Public Safety - (4) A pursuit SHALL be the choice of _____ and SHALL be considered only when other alternatives are _______.
last resort
unavailable or unsatisfactory
Procedure - Public Safety - (5) Before initiating a pursuit, a police officer SHALL determine whether in order to protect public safety, the immediate need to_________ or the need to ___________ outweighs the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit.
apprehend or identify an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle
identify the motor vehicle
Procedure - Public Safety - (6) During a pursuit, a police officer SHALL continually reassess the determination to pursue and SHALL abandon the pursuit when the______________ outweighs the risk to public safety that may result if an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is not
risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit
immediately apprehended, or if the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is not identified.
Criminal Offences - (1) A police officer may pursue or continue a pursuit where the police officer, prior to initiating a pursuit, has
REASONABLE GROUNDS to believe that a criminal offence has been committed or is about to be committed.
Criminal Offences - (2) The criminal offence (flight) described in ss. 249.1 of the Criminal Code is not justification to
initiate a pursuit but is a charge available incidental to a pursuit that has been undertaken for another lawful reason.
Criminal Offences - (3) The criminal offence of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle arising out of the pursuit itself is not sufficient grounds to
continue the pursuit.
Non – Criminal Offences - (1) No pursuit SHALL be initiated or continued for a ________ if the identity of an individual in the motor vehicle is known.
non–criminal offence
Non – Criminal Offences - (2) A pursuit for a non–criminal offence SHALL be
abandoned once the motor vehicle is identified or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is identified.
Responsibility for Safe Conduct -
The responsibility for the safe conduct of a pursuit rests with the
individual police officer, the Communications Operator – Communications Services, the pursuit supervisor and any other authorized person monitoring the pursuit.
Responsibility for Safe Conduct - Members are reminded that the Service has installed Automated Vehicle Location System (AVLS) equipment in all marked vehicles that are equipped with a Mobile Workstation (MWS). This system was designed, purchased and installed to enhance officer safety. AVLS uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network to determine the _________. At designated intervals, the GPS data received by the AVLS equipment is transmitted to and capable of being viewed using the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system.
location, speed and direction of a marked vehicle at a specific date and time
Public Safety Factors -
Members SHALL continually assess the following factors when involved in or when monitoring a pursuit. These factors are not in order of priority and SHAL be given equal consideration
nature and seriousness of the offence involving a suspect in the motor vehicle
information on the occupants of the motor vehicle, if known, including whether they are armed, suspects in a
violent crime, or there is reason to believe they are about to commit a violent crime
nature, condition and type of area (residential, industrial, playground, etc.)
presence of pedestrians or other traffic
time of day
apparent age of the driver
weather and road conditions
manner in which the pursued motor vehicle is being operated
presence in the pursued motor vehicle of individuals who are not suspects
length of time and distance involved
type of vehicles involved in the pursuit (motorcycle, car, truck)
presence in the police vehicle of non–police passengers
limits on the police officer’s ability to operate the police vehicle at the speeds reached during the pursuit
availability of other means of apprehension
Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Restrictions - (1) A police officer in an unmarked motor vehicle SHALL not engage in a pursuit unless a marked motor vehicle is not
readily available and the police officer believes that it is necessary to immediately apprehend an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle or to identify the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle.
Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Restrictions - (2) Motorcycle and all–terrain vehicle operators SHALL
not engage in a pursuit.
Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Restrictions - (3) No more than ______________should be directly engaged in a pursuit unless authorized by the pursuit supervisor.
two (2) motor vehicles
Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Restrictions - (4) Complete or partial roadblocks may only be used in
extreme circumstances and must be authorized by a road supervisory officer and/or the pursuit supervisor.