GM 620 Flashcards
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Officers engage in a vehicular pursuit and/or utilize stop techniques only when —— outweighs the risk to the officer and or public
Benefit of apprehension
In the vehicle pursuit of this responsibility, officers maintain the understanding that protection of property and apprehension of criminal offenders is sub servient to——-
Protection of life including their own
Vehicle pursuit and stop techniques
New terminology
Following means to drive behind a subject vehicle without using emergency warning devices or any other method of instruction to stop by the officer. The police vehicle must adhere to traffic——and traffic—–
Traffic laws and traffic control devices
Vehicle pursuit and stop techniques
New terminology
Vehicle pursuit means an attempt by an officer while driving an emergency vehicle with ———-to apprehend the occupant of the vehicle who are evading arrest by maintaining or increasing the speed of the vehicle and by snoring the officers instruction to stop or are ignoring evasive actions. Evasive actions may consist of ————or similar actions
Lights and sirens activated
Increasing speed and making aggressive driving maneuvers
Officers involved in vehicle pursuit and/or utilizing stop techniques while operating emergency vehicles, exercise due regard for the safety of all persons, constantly aware no assignment is too important and no task are to be expedited with such emphasis that the—— are jeopardized.
Basic principles of safety
Officers operating emergency vehicles must exercise sound judgment, carefully consider the facts, and weigh the seriousness of the offense against the consequences of jeopardizing the safety of others by continually evaluating the following existing environmental factors:
1) —- of day and day of —-
2) . ——-conditions
3) ——-of traffic both pedestrian and vehicular
4) type of—-
5) ——-of the roadway (dry wet paved gravel)
6) weather conditions (give examples)
7) condition of the ——-vehicle and —–vehicle
8) s—–of emergency vehicle and fleeing vehicle
9) l——and the——of the vehicle pursuit
10) types of—— signals or devices
11) ——–or areas were large crowds gather
1) Time week
2) lighting
3) volume
4) roadway
5) condition
6) clear overcast rain or fog
7) emergency vehicle and fleeing vehicle
8) speed test
9) length and duration
10) traffic control
11) School zones
Officers will not Drive emergency vehicles the wrong way on e—-,e——-,e—–,d——,or any other street or highway designated for one-way traffic
Expressway, Expressway exit or entrance ramp, a divided highway
Officers authorized to engage in vehicle pursuits may utilize emergency vehicles for emergency operations provided the emergency——-and —– are activated
Lights and sirens
Officers authorized to engage in vehicle pursuits may utilize emergency vehicles for emergency operations provided:
2) officers will ————-which require a stop under normal driving conditions and in consideration to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and proceed when it can be done safely
Reduce speed at all traffic control devices
Officers authorized to engage in vehicle pursuits may utilize emergency vehicles for emergency operations provided:
4) officers will reduce speed and proceed when it can be done safely when driving emergency vehicles in vehicle pursuit through——- or during normal school hours or into areas where——- known to congregate such a city parks
School zones
large crowds
Officers authorized to engage in vehicle pursuits may utilize emergency vehicles for emergency operations provided
3) officers will reduce speed for vehicles and pedestrians in intersections marked by——— or——– lights and proceed when it can be done safely
Yield signs or yellow flashing light
A managing supervisor will determine the number of emergency vehicles engage in a vehicle pursuit to a maximum of ——inclusive of the primary and secondary vehicle
Four
Officers will not engage in ——-(name 4) alongside a pursued vehicle
Paralleling ramming caravaning or driving
Vehicle pursuit:
Officers will not set up—–
Roadblocks
If a vehicle pursuit is terminated by the ——–,managing supervisor, or the direction of a dispatcher all officers shall discontinue the vehicle pursuit
The officer in the primary vehicle
- When any officer, supervisor, or dispatcher announces that a vehicle pursuit is terminated, all assigned officers shall turn off all emergency warning lights and siren, slow down and adhere to all traffic laws and traffic control devices. The officers in the vehicle pursuit shall notify the ________.
dispatcher of their location
- Once a vehicle pursuit is terminated, officers must receive authorization from a supervisor to continue to follow the vehicle, and if authorization is granted, the vehicle may only be followed as a ______, while adhering to all _____and _____.
Code-One response, while adhering to all traffic laws and traffic control devices.
.08 OPERATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN VEHICLE PURSUITS
A. Vehicle pursuits involve hazardous circumstances and environmental factors which create a high risk for the officers involved, as well as citizens within the vicinity of the vehicle pursuit. Officers must weigh the hazardous circumstances and environmental factors associated with a vehicle pursuit against the possibilities of ____or_____ to other motorists, pedestrians, the pursuing officers, and the offender. Officers must understand there is a point at which the risks outweigh the benefits of apprehending a suspect.
serious bodily injury or death
.08 OPERATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN VEHICLE PURSUITS
B. The following situations determine when a vehicle pursuit will not be initiated and when a vehicle pursuit may be continued.
1. Situations where officers will not engage in a vehicle pursuit:
a. Vehicle pursuits are not authorized for t_______, o_____, n______ ,n ______
traffic infractions, ordinance violations, non-violent misdemeanors (not involving the use of firearms), and non-violent felonies.
.08 OPERATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN VEHICLE PURSUITS
B. The following situations determine when a vehicle pursuit will not be initiated and when a vehicle pursuit may be continued.
2. Situations where vehicle pursuits, if initiated, may be continued, depending on the hazardous circumstances and environmental factors:
a. The occupant(s) has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a _______(i.e. Aggravated Robbery or Aggravated Assault, and/or other crimes against a person in which violence is an element to the felony offense);
violent felony offense
.08 OPERATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN VEHICLE PURSUITS
B. The following situations determine when a vehicle pursuit will not be initiated and when a vehicle pursuit may be continued.
2. Situations where vehicle pursuits, if initiated, may be continued, depending on the hazardous circumstances and environmental factors:
b. The occupant(s) has committed or is committing a _______involving the use of a _____; or
c. The occupant(s) is known to be wanted under an active warrant for a ______.
b. violent misdemeanor offense
firearm
c. violent felony offense
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Primary Vehicle Driver Responsibilities:
1. Activates the vehicle emergency warning devices from the point at which the officer engages in the vehicle pursuit until its termination;
2. Immediately notifies the dispatcher of the l_____, d_____, s____, r______, the presence of other ________, the d________, and the number of _______
location, direction of travel, speed, reason for the vehicle pursuit, the presence of other law enforcement agencies, the description of the vehicle being pursued, and the number of occupants
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Primary Vehicle Driver Responsibilities:
3. Provides updated information regarding the direction of travel, speed, and other pertinent details. Radio transmissions are kept _______to allow communication between the dispatcher, managing supervisor, and assisting officers;
as short as possible
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Primary Vehicle Driver Responsibilities
5. Terminates the vehicle pursuit if radio contact _____
with the dispatcher is lost
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Primary Vehicle Driver Responsibilities
7. Abandons the vehicle pursuit if any ________develop in the primary vehicle.
mechanical problems
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
C. Managing Supervisor Responsibilities:
1. If a Supervisor engages in a vehicle pursuit, then _______must be identified as the managing supervisor and must approve and manage the vehicle pursuit;
another supervisory officer (regardless of rank)
.09 VEHICLE PURSUIT RESPONSIBILITIES
C. Managing Supervisor Responsibilities:
4. Ensures the ______, if available, is notified. Once a police helicopter has a pursued vehicle in sight, the managing supervisor may authorize the continuation of the vehicle pursuit based on the following circumstances:
a. The severity of the offense;
b. The number of occupants in the suspect vehicle;
c. The likelihood of the suspects being armed;
d. The preservation of physical evidence; or
e. Other justifications which can be articulated.
Helicopter Detail