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Fleeing driver Policy Flashcards

1
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What is a fleeing driver?

A

A driver who has been signalled to stop by a con stable but fails to stop or remain stopped, or a driver who flees as a result of police presence - whether signalled to stop or not.

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When deciding to signal a driver to stop, to commence, continue or abandon a pursuit what assessment do you use to justify those decisions?

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TENR
Threat
Exposure
Necessity
Response

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What is the overriding principle when applying TENR to a fleeing driver incident?

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Safety is success.

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In relation to a fleeing driver incident the TENR risk assessment must balance what 3 things?

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  • Initial threat posed by vehicle
  • necessity to immediately apprehend the driver/ passenger
  • risk of harm to any person if driver fails to stop or remain stopped.
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After each fleeing driver event is reviewed what is considered regarding the decisions that were made?

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Whether the decisions were:
-appropriate
-lawful
- justified (considering all circumstances
- compliant with police instructions
Whether there are lessons to be learnt and applied

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What takes precedence over the immediate apprehension of a fleeing driver?

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Safety of public, vehicle occupants and police staff.

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Is a driver failing to stop or remain stopped in itself sufficient reason to commence a pursuit?

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No

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What is preferred over the commencement or continuation of a pursuit?

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An investigation.

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What’s the only explanation for when a pursuit is justified?

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When the threat posed by the vehicle occupants prior to signalling the driver to stop, and the necessity to immediately apprehend the driver and/or passengers outweighs the risk of harm created by the pursuit.

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10
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When will police particularly consider the likely impact of any pursuit response on the risk of harm that it could cause?

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When children or young people are involved.

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All staff share what… to achieve the common purpose of ensuring the fleeing driver event is managed as safely as possible.

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A Collective responsibility

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Will a decision not to pursue or to abandon a pursuit be supported?

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Yes

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All Fleeing driver events will be investigated in order to what?

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Identify the offenders and hold them to account.

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Fleeing driver events will be reviewed in a timely manner to what?

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Identify and effectively manage or escalate any health and safety risks, training issues, systemic issues or lessons learnt.

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If their manner of driving contravenes legislation staff will be what?

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Criminally liable

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16
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When deciding whether to stop a vehicle, as part of your TENR assessment what must you consider?

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  • the initial threat posed by the vehicle occupants
  • the necessity to immediately apprehend the driver and/or passengers
    And
  • the risk of harm to anyone created by commencing a pursuit.

Consideration should always be made to delay the signal to stop while co-ordinating tactical options and/or waiting for the environment to become safer and risk reduced.

17
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If the information available indicates the driver is likely to flee what should Comms be advised of?

A
  • Reason for wanting to stop the driver
  • the intention to signal the driver to stop
    And
  • whether a pursuit is going to be initiated if the driver fails to stop
18
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What is the purpose of alerting Comms that you intend to stop a driver that is likely to flee?

A

Pre alert Comms enabling them to assist in the planning of the response.

19
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What are 7 considerations when doing a TENR assessment - prior to stopping a vehicle?

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-reason for stopping
- Likelihood of driver failing to stop when signalled
- safety of everyone (Other road users, occupants of vehicle, police)
- ID of driver and passengers
- likely age of driver, age impact on decision making, and driving experience
- number and likely age of passengers and impact on driver
- environmental circumstances (road conditions, traffic density, foot traffic, school hours, weather, condition of vehicle.

20
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When initiating a pursuit what must the initiating unit advise Comms?

A
  • in pursuit
  • reason for pursuit/ signalling driver to stop
  • direction
  • road
  • vehicle description
21
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What are the responsibilities of the initiating unit driver/passenger during a pursuit?

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  • Advise Comms in pursuit, reason for pursuit, location, direction, and vehicle description
  • lights and siren activated
  • acknowledge and comply with Comms directions
  • continually apply TENR to ensure pursuit is justified
  • ensure all relevant risk info is provided to Comms
  • abandon pursuit if TENR identifies the risk outweighs the threat posed by the occupants and the need to immediately apprehend .
  • advise Comms of abandonment
22
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What are the responsibilities for the role of secondary vehicle drivers and/or constabulary passengers during a pursuit?

A
  • Continually perform TENR to assess if risk still justified
  • ensure lights and sirens activated
  • follow lead vehicle from safe distance to provide support and tactical options
  • notify Comms you are involved as soon as possible
  • acknowledge and comply with Comms directions
  • take over pursuit commentary if lead vehicle Single crewed.
  • ensure all risk information is provided to Comms
  • direct abandonment if TENR risk outweighs the need to immediately apprehend occupants of vehicle.
23
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What are the responsibilities of the ‘Pursuit controller’ during a pursuit?

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  • control and command of pursuit
  • confirm initial reason for signal to stop
  • direct abandonment if reason for signal to stop is insufficient to justify pursuit or is not provided
  • ensure the pursuit acknowledgement has been given and acknowledged by the initiating unit.
  • continuously perform TENR to assess if the risk is justified
  • plans to resolve the pursuit as safely as possible, communicate the plan and any changes
  • if resources allow ;
    ensure secondary unit takes over commentary if lead unit is single crewed.
    Replace class B with A vehicles at earliest opportunity.
    Replace single crew with double as soon as practical.
  • limit pursuing vehicles to 2 unless tactically appropriate
  • co-ordinates other tactical units and options to resolve event safely ie air support, dogs
  • monitors situation reports to ensure sufficient risk information is being provided to enable informed decision making.
  • directs the abandonment when
    TENR assessment identifies the risk occupants pose outweighs the need to immediately apprehend
    Identity of driver is known or does not pose an immediate threat and can be safely apprehended later
    Pursuing units have lost contact with fleeing driver
    Sustained loss of communication with pursuing unit.
24
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What are the responsibilities of a ‘field supervisor’ during a pursuit?

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  • Maintain supervisory oversight
  • Provide support to staff, pursuit controller, and avoid direct involvement in pursuit where possible.
  • continuously perform own TENR risk assessment to determine whether risks continue to be justified.
  • direct abandonment if TENR assessment identifies that the risk of harm outweighs the initial threat posed by the occupants and the need to immediately apprehend.
25
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What are the responsibilities of all other units responding to a fleeing driver incident as tactical options?

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-cease all non essential radio Comms
- not follow behind pursuit unless directed or approved by pursuit controller
- notify pursuit controller of location and tactical options available
- ensure their tactical response assists with the safe management of the event
- continuously perform TENR assessment to ensure the risks continue to be justified.
- acknowledge and comply with all directions from Comms

26
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What is the responsibility of the DCC during a fleeing driver event?

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  • Have no command role during a pursuit
  • may provide situational intelligence to staff and Comms.
27
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When it comes to communication and TENR during a pursuit the priority is to convey what?

A

The most critical risk information early to inform the pursuit controllers TENR risk assessment. Enabling effective command of the pursuit.

28
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When conducting TENR risk assessments during a pursuit what 5 questions should you consider?

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What is the threat posed by the driver/occupants?
Who may be harmed if the driver flees?
Is the police action increasing or decreasing the risk of harm?
Are the risks created by a pursuit greater than the initial risk posed by the driver/occupant.
What alternative options are there for resolving the event safely?

29
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What considerations should be made when communicating TENR?

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  • Nature and seriousness of offence
  • need to pursue outweigh risk of causing death or serious injury.
  • resolved by alternate means
  • safety of all road users including occupants and police
  • whether police presence has altered driving behaviour to dangerous/ reckless
  • ID of driver /passengers
  • likely age of driver, impact of age on decisions, and driving ability.
  • number age and influence of passengers on driver
  • manner and speed driving
  • frequency and sufficiency of sitreps
  • environmental circumstances, road conditions, traffic, density, foot traffic, school hours proximity weather, driver behaviour, type condition of fleeing vehicle.
30
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When must the pursuit controller abandon the pursuit?

A
  • reason for pursuit is not provided or is insufficient to justify pursuit
  • TENR does not support the response - to pursue
  • I’d of driver becomes known, does not pose immediate threat, and can be safely apprehended later.
  • pursuing units have lost sight of fleeing vehicle
  • sustained loss of Comms with pursuing units
    All units from Comms. Abandon pursuit now, (reason for abandonment) acknowledge.
31
Q

Following a direction or decision to abandon pursuit, all units must what?

A

Acknowledge direction to abandon
Immediately reduce speed to increase distance between fleeing driver and their car
Deactivate warning devices once below speed limit
Stop when safe.
Advise pursuit controller they are stationary and state their specific location.
Stop actively searching for offending driver unless authorised by pursuit controller.
Resume normal duties

32
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What is the responsibility of the initiating unit driver or constabulary passenger after a fleeing driver pursuit?

A

Request Comms to enter and/or result fleeing driver event either k6 or K9
Complete relevant sections of fleeing driver notification before the end of shift (or with approval within 5 days of the end of shift and before going on RDO’s and leave)

33
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What is the responsibility of the dispatcher After a fleeing driver pursuit?

A

Enter a card event for fleeing driver and K6 or K9

34
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What is the responsibility of the Pursuit controller After a fleeing driver pursuit?

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Completes Comms centre section of fleeing driver notification before end of shift
Debriefs with Comms and district staff to I’d areas for improvement and reinforce good practice.

35
Q

What is the responsibility of the TDD deploying officer After a fleeing driver pursuit?

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Completes the TDD section of the fleeing driver notification before end of shift( or within 5 days of end of shift before rdos and leave.

36
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What is the responsibility of the supervisor (level one review) After a fleeing driver pursuit?

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Hot debriefs with Comms and district staff to ID areas for improvement and reinforce good practice.
Ensure fleeing driver notification and Nina records are completed before end of shift*
Complete notification if any staff unable and approve on their behalf
Reviews notification ensuring compliance with policy and legislation within 5 days of the report being submitted for review.
Ensures health and safety reporting completed
Ensure investigation has been commenced to ID the offender and hold them to account.

37
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What is the responsibility of the District reviewer After a fleeing driver pursuit?

A

Reviews fleeing driver notification to ensure compliance with policy and legislation within 5 days of the report being submitted.
Reviews the Comms audio recording
Reviews ASU footage with asu rep in compliance with forensic imaging policy.
ID and effectively manages or escalates healthy and safety risks, training issues, systemic issues or lessons learnt.
Ensures all fleeing driver events have corresponding Nia record
Complies with national review process.

38
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In relation to subsequent fleeing driver events post abandonment permission for what? Must be obtained from pursuit controller?

A

Signalling the driver to stop - and if permission obtained…
Commencing a pursuit if fails to stop or remain stopped

39
Q

What are the tactical options available during a pursuit event?

A

Abandon
Air support unit
APS or STG non compliant vehicle stop
Dog unit
Investigation
Temporary road closure
Tyre deflation device

CPK April 2023 - Sergeants (22 decks)

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