600-04 Motor Vehicle Pursuits Flashcards
For a motor vehicle pursuit to continue the suspect must exhibit:
A) a _________for personal safety of others in an attempt to avoid arrest.
Or
B) A refusal to obey an officer’s ________
A) willful disregard
Or
B) repeated signal to stop
For a pursuit to continue Highly Depends on the ability of the officer, supervisor or ________ to continually assess the need to pursue versus the risk of injury in engaging in the pursuit
Commander
When may an officer initiate a pursuit?
A) I’m good faith ______ _______that under the circumstances the need to immediately apprehend the suspect out weights the clear risk to the public
B) as required by department policy and Supreme Court case law, officers must constantly evaluate the risk and factors involved when initiating or continuing a pursuit.
A) reasonably believes
What are the risk factors involved in initiating or continuing a pursuit
1) the seriousness of the crime to which the officer is responding
2) whether an officers immediate presence is necessary to apprehend a suspect or to prevent injury or loss of life.
3) alternative courses of action, if any available to achieve a comparable result
What additional factors shall officers continuously evaluate?
1) knowledge about the suspect being pursued. If enough information exists to file a warrant, officers shall be expected to discontinue the pursuit
*if a supervisor or commander responsible for overseeing the pursuit authorizes the continuation of the pursuit based on the seriousness of the crime then continue the pursuit.
2) the observable driving behavior of the suspect being pursued
3) relative performance capability of the vehicle being pursued
4) road conditions
5) weather
6)
7) vehicular and pedestrian traffic
8) the presence of other persons in the police vehicle.
Population density
Who shall be in command of the pursuit?
Field supervisor (SGT) shall be in command of the pursuit
Shall immediately advise dispatch based on assessment of circumstances
Monitor radio communication and make sure only units authorized are on the pursuit
What should supervisors do whenever time and air traffic allow?
Remind members of the pursuit to 1)maintain prefessional composure,
2)that the pursuit shall result in a high-risk vehicle approach
3)use vehicle as cover and concealment while attempting to establish coms with occupants of the vehicle.
What should the supervisor do as prompted by the dispatcher?
State whether the pursuit should continue or be terminated
A supervisor may terminate a pursuit if
There is enough info to file a 2b warrant
What are the circumstances where a supervisor may not terminate a pursuit
Criminal activity such as deadly weapon involved, serious bodily injury inflicted, hostage taken, flagrant dwi
Sgt shall order ________ and appropriate responses within department policy to terminate pursuit
Necessary
What shall a supervisor do at the end of a pursuit
Go to the scene and take command
What shall a Sgt do at the end of a pursuit?
Supplement the original report with all supervisor actions taken during the pursuit
For pursuits lasting less than 15 minutes (SGT)
Review all availability info (avl, bwc, unit history), supplement report..
Complete all of this within 5 days following pursuit
Although the responsibility of the pursuit is that of the supervisor the shift commander
Assess the reasonableness of the pursuit , monitor the pursuit, maintain contact with Sgt and dispatch until the end of the pursuit.
- terminate pursuit if it is determined that pursuit should end.
If the shift commander is unavailable for any reason who shall be designated to step in?
Another on duty LT or ________ ________ from the initiating division
Division commander
What must the LT do for pursuits longer than 15 mins or if a unit from another division becomes involved?
Supplement the report and review all available info
Emergency Communications division (ECD) shall immediately notify the on duty night commander between what hours?
1800-0600
What happens when the ranking officer from the division is not located?
The night commander Shall assume the responsibilities.
Who is responsible to make sure 600-04 is followed
Commander/captain