Ops 2 Pursuits Flashcards
What is Ops 2
Pursuit Driving
Will be governed by TCA?
55-8-108
What is an Authorized emergency Vehicle?
A vehicle equipped with emergency equipment as required by law
What is a Field Supervisor?
Supervisor in command of pursuit-usually the immediate supervisor of the officer initiating pursuit
Define motor vehicle pursuit
An active attempt by LE officer in an authorized emergency police vehicle to apprehend a known or suspected violator of the law who is knowingly and actively attempting to elude the police
Define primary unit
marked unit which initiates or any marked unit which assumes control
Define Secondary Unit
back up to the primary unit
Define Reasonable suspicion
belief based upon specific and articulable facts which, taken together with reasonable inferences from those facts, reasonably lead an officer to believe that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime
Officer shall only initiate or continue pursuit when there is what?
Reasonable suspicion prior to the beginning of the pursuit that the suspect has committed or is committing violent and or forcible felony
What are the types of violent/forcible felonies?
- Murder
- manslaughter
- aggravated assault
- armed robbery
- rape
- aggravated kidnapping
- child sexual assaults
- aggravated arson
Officers shall not initiate or become involved in a pursuit for what offenses?
- traffic offenses
- Misdemeanors
- non-forcible felonies
- when suspect flees for an unknown reason
Only the ? and ? shall proceed outside the Chattanooga city limits unless otherwise specifically ordered by the Supervisor
Primary and Secondary units
Only vehicles equipped with ? and ? and motorcycle units shall participate in pursuit
lights and sirens
Units transporting ?, ?, ?, ? or other ? shall not engage in pursuits
- prisoners
- Witnesses
- suspects
- complainants
- non-police personnel
A pursuit initiated by a motorcycle unit or unmarked unit shall be assigned to the first arriving marked unit
True
Officers shall ? continue a pursuit if the primary unit or any supervisor orders pursuit be discontinued
NOT
When pursuit is discontinued or terminated, the pursuing officers shall….
turn off all emergency equipment
make the next available left or right turn
Officers shall NOT engage in the following conduct except in cases where the use of deadly force is authorized by dept regulations
- Drive along side of or in front of fleeing vehicle in an attempt to force the vehicle from the road or
- Bump or ram fleeing vehicle in an attempt to force it from the roadway
Officers shall NOT pursue a fleeing vehicle by driving the___ on a freeway, divided highway or interstate
wrong way
True/false
No officer may intentionally place himself/herself or their vehicle in the path of a moving vehicle in an effort to stop such vehicle
True
Officers initiating pursuit shall _____ activate the ____
___ ____
immediately
primary emergency equipment
If the involved officer cannot maintain ____ ____ contact with communication and the supervisor, pursuit driving shall immediately be _____
continuous radio
terminated
The active pursuit shall be limited to ____ police units with emergency lights and sirens
two
____ units may be ordered to actively engage in the pursuit by the ____ ____ should circumstances warrant
other nearby police units
field supervisor
Information transmitted to the dispatcher by officer initiating pursuit:
- Unit #
- Present location
- where the pursuit began
- dirction of travel
- reason for the pursuit
- description of fleeing vehicle
- description and # of occupants in fleeing vehicle
The ____ unit, ___ unit, and ____ ____ shall be the only police vehicles involved in the pursuit unless the ___ ___ specifically approves additional marked units
Primary
Secondary
Field Supervisor
The secondary unit shall be responsible for what?
- Broadcasting the progress of the pursuit
- controlling pursuit tactics
- terminating the pursuit when conditions warrant
- in the event the primary unit is unable to continue the pursuit, the secondary unit shall become the primary
A ___ ___ shall monitor the progress of the pursuit and determine whether the pursuit should be continued or terminated
Field Supervisor
The field supervisor shall:
- be in command of the pursuit
- monitor all radio communications
- ensure only authorized marked units participate
- order any necessary response within dept policy to conclude or terminate
- Become involved if in close proximity
- Notify dispatch that he/she is actively involved
- May order additional marked units to join
- At conclusion, go to scene and take command
The field supervisor may order additional marked units to actively join pursuit only under the following circumstances:
- there is not sufficient # of officers in the primary and secondary units to safely arrest suspects
- If the primary unit is unable to continue pursuit, and the dispatcher has been informed that the unit is terminating its involvement
The officer initiating the pursuit will complete what type of report?
Blue Team-Vehicle pursuit form
The commander of the ____ division shall conduct an administrative review of each pursuit
Training division
____ ___ techniques are some of the most dangerous practices engaged in by law enforcement
Forcible stopping
Spiked stopping devices
- Shall be deployed only by a supervisor or traffic officer trained in the use of such device
- shall be placed in such a manner as to not impede flow of lawful traffic or cause damage to any vehicle
- Supervisor shall notify communications of the location of deployment
True/false
No stopping technique or device may be deployed or implemented by any personnel that have not been trained in using the technique or device
True
Whenever a spiked stopping device is deployed, it shall be reported on what form?
standard pursuit reporting form
Who shall review the standard pursuit reporting form?
chain of command and training commander
____ are not an authorized technique for stopping vehicles and shall not be employed to end a pursuit
Roadblocks
The use of deadly force is governed by ?
ADMIN 5
Officers shall not discharge a ____ from a moving vehicle unless the use of ____ ____ is justified
firearm
deadly force
Officers not in a vehicle are prohibited from:
- firing into or at a moving vehicle unless deadly threat
2. firing at for the purpose of disabling it unless deadly threat
Officers shall not become involved in another agency’s pursuit unless:
- Specifically authorized by field supervisor
- unless it is clear that the other agency’s unit is unable to request assistance
- or the emergency nature of the situation dictates the need for assistance
- all dept pursuit policies remain in effect
All pursuit reports shall be forwarded through the ___ of ___ to the officer’s ____ ____
chain of command
division commander
Division commander shall review the report as well as:
- all available evidence including video
Division commander shall further route the report to ___ if the documented action is consistent with policy?
IAPro
If the pursuit report is not consistent with policy, the reviewing captain shall forward the report to the ___ of _____
Director of training
Once the report reaches the director of training, it shall be reviewed by an ____ of use of ___/ ___ ___ committee
executive of use of force/pursuit review committee
The Use of Force/Pursuit Review committee shall be comprised of:
- Neighborhood policing sector captains,
- the director of training
- Professional Standards Division commander
This committee will make a determination of whether the documented action should be authorized and sent to ____ for archiving or sent to ___ ___ for investigation
IAPro
Internal affairs
The ___ ___ commander shall conduct an annual review of all incidents involving vehicle pursuits
Training Unit Commander
The training Unit Commander Shall perform the following in regards to use of force/pursuit documents:
- Conduct an annual review of all incidents involving vehicle pursuits
- document annual review of pursuit policies and report procedures in an effort to reveal patterns or trends that indicate training needs and or policy modifications
- analysis shall be submitted to the Chief of Police, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Chiefs by Jan 30th covering the previous calendar year
Report flow chart for pursuit forms
- Officer Documentation in Blue Team
- Sergeant Review
- Lieutenant Review
- Captain Review
a. Consistant with Police- goes to IAPro for Archiving
b. Inconsistent with Policy- goes to Committee Review
Committee Review if approves goes to IAPro for Archiving. If Committee Review does not approve then goes to IA for Investigation
