PURSUIT

Question 1

Opening

Answer 1

• I provide managerial oversight of these pursuits
• make sure we are in compliance with
  departmental policy & California law
• ensure we are exercising sound professional judgement for the safety
  of our officers, the public, and this suspect.
• Inherent dangers & Civil liability when we are not following these protocols.
• When a Violation of policy and law occurs, we get:
  
  • Loss of public trust
  • Loss of employee morale
  • Loss of finances through civil liability judgments
    against the Department
• In order to reduce this
• Embrace the 5 tenants of the Below 100
  Campaign
• Execute the Mission of the Highway Patrol,
  Providing the Highest Level of Safety,
  Service, and Security.
• Support executing all of our Departmental
  Goals
  
  • Proper application of policy
  • Proper application of laws
  • Training and policy review

Question 2

Opening

Answer 2

• Ensure Employees have the tools, equipment, and
  training (TET) they need to conduct the job we are
  asking them to do, including:
  
  • A well-maintained vehicle fleet
  • Well maintained PPE gear
  • Drivers training every other year
  • Annual Sergeant ride along
  • Reviewing pursuit policy on a quarterly basis
  • Review local area SOP for further pursuit guidelines.
  • Ensure a Pursuit Policy Attestation, on file/updated
    annually
• Engaged in on-going review/training
  
  • discussions in briefings
  • ride-alongs
  • reading of SRVOT’s, regarding our pursuit policies.

Question 3

Scenario

Answer 3

• Upon the initiation of a pursuit,
  
  • Supervisors are acknowledging
    
    • assuming supervisory responsibilities,
    • responding towards the location.
• Notify chain of Command and keep updated.
• Want subordinates to Use Sound Professional
  Judgement
  
  • Expect Sergeants and officers evaluating weighing
    risk vs gain to continue the pursuit.
  • If risks become too great, I will expect the pursuit be
    aborted and that this is acknowledged over the radio.
• Notification to adjoining areas and allied agencies
• Appropriate resources requested
  
  • K-9
  • air support
  • air support to follow at a distance
  • appropriate number of units, discontinue with air?
• Ensure we are on the same radio frequency and a
  CODE 33 has been initiated.

Question 4

Scenario

Answer 4

• Ensure the appropriate information has been broadcasted such as:
  
  • The reason for the pursuit
  • The location, direction, and speed of the vehicle
  • Description of the vehicle and its license plate if we
  • Description of the occupants
    -Are they known? (10-22 the pursuit if warranted)
  • Occupants armed?
• Expect frequent updates on traffic and weather
  conditions.
• Ensure my Sergeants and Officers are following ALL
  departmental policy;
  
  • Appropriate number of units involved in the pursuit
  • No units are trailing
  • All other units are remaining on their assigned beats.

Question 5

Scenario

Answer 5

• Consideration Pursuit Legal Intervention tactics
  
  • I will be sure my employees are knowledge in ALL of
    the policies and procedures of each tactic before
    employing them; such as: Channelization and
    Road Blocks.
• If allied agency pursuit
  
  • Proper request has been made
  • Coordinating take-over responsibilities if it becomes
    necessary. agency terminates their pursuit
  • Allied agencies in our area are aware of our pursuit
    policy
  • Circumstances where we assume a pursuit.

Question 6

Termination point

Answer 6

Conclusion of the pursuit,
- Supervisor has arrived at the termination location
- Assumed incident command responsibilities.
- I will do the same if I’m on duty.
- Taking individuals into custody in a manner following
policy as it relates High-Risk and Felony Stops.
- That we are conducting post pursuit PV inspections
- Gathering necessary information for the CHP 187
Pursuit Report.
- completed in a timely manner per policy.
- All other documentation is completed:
- Arrest reports,
- traffic collision reports, IF TC/injuries,
- STD 270, CHP 208,
- CHP 121’s If employees are injured
- AND, A COMM-NET is generated if reaches unusual
occurrence

Question 7

Follow Up

Answer 7

• Follow Up
  
  • Sergeants, Officers, Dispatchers, and other
    resources and have access to EAP, PEER SUPPORT,
    and CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEFS if that is
    necessary
    
    • follow up (EAP/PeerSupport)
• Review of MVARS. (Sergeant/myself)
  
  • not as policy violation review.
• Conducting a debriefing with our Officers, Dispatchers,
  and Resources where we talk about what we did right,
  what we can improve on, address any type of MOU
  concerns, and identify any type of training needs.
• Any Major Policy violations
  
  • Conduct Inquiry
  • Advise next level of command
    -Assign Sgt. to conduct administrative investigation (if
    necessary)

Question 8

Pursuit closing

Answer 8

• As a Lieutenant, I understand the inherent danger of
  conducting these pursuits coupled with the necessity
  to conduct them.
• I know the public and our employees can get hurt, I
  know we bare civil liability, I know this can harm the
  image of the Highway Patrol and can cause of loss of
  trust within our Communities if we don’t do these
  correctly.
• As such, I will ensure we are conducting these pursuits in a manner that protects our employees, the public, and the Department.