Suspect Appréhension Pursuit

Question 1

The Province of Ontario has regulated that, before initiating a suspect apprehension pursuit, a police officer shall determine whether the immediate need to _______ or _______ an individual in a fleeing motor vehicle or to identify the fleeing motor vehicle _____________________________ that may result from the pursuit

Answer 1

apprehend or identify

outweighs the risk to public safety

Question 1

The Province of Ontario has regulated that, before initiating a suspect apprehension pursuit, a police officer shall determine whether the immediate need to _______ or _______ an individual in a fleeing motor vehicle or to identify the fleeing motor vehicle _____________________________ that may result from the pursuit

Answer 1

apprehend or identify

outweighs the risk to public safety

Question 2

____ _____ is the paramount consideration factor in any decision to initiate, continue or abandon a suspect apprehension pursuit

Answer 2

Public safety

Question 3

A suspect apprehension pursuit shall be the choice of _____ _____ and shall be considered only when other alternatives are unavailable or unsatisfactory.

Answer 3

last resort

Question 4

Criminal Offences

1. A police officer may pursue or continue a pursuit where the police officer, PRIOR to initiating a pursuit, has reasonable grounds to believe that a ___________ has been committed or is about to be committed.
2. The criminal offence (flight) described in ss. 249.1 of the Criminal Code is not justification to initiate a pursuit but is a charge available _______________ that has been undertaken for another lawful reason.
3. The criminal offence of _______________ of a motor vehicle arising out of the pursuit itself is not sufficient grounds to continue the pursuit

Answer 4

criminal offence
incidental to a pursuit
dangerous operation

Question 5

Non – Criminal Offences

1. No pursuit shall be initiated or continued for a non–criminal offence IF the identity of an individual in the motor vehicle is known.
2. A pursuit for a non–criminal offence shall be __________ once the motor vehicle is identified or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is identified.

Answer 5

abandoned

Question 6

Responsibility for Safe Conduct
The responsibility for the safe conduct of a pursuit rests with the individual police officer, the __________________________________ and any other authorized person monitoring the pursuit

Answer 6

Communications Operator – Communications Services,

the pursuit supervisor

Question 7

Restrictions to a pursuit

• Unmarked shall not unless there is no marked readily available and the need to identify or apprehend
• Motorcycle- ATV shall not engage
• No more than 2 motor vehicles involved unless pursuit supervisor authorizes
• Complete or partial roadblocks in extreme circumstances and approved by road supervisor and/or pursuit supervisor
• following on a parallel route unless authorized by pursuit supervisor

Question 8

Firearms Discharge
Members shall not discharge a firearm at the operator or occupants of a motor vehicle unless there poses an immediate threat of death or grievous bodily harm to officers and or members of the public by a means ___________________.

Answer 8

other than the vehicle

Question 9

Alternative to Pursuit

1. strategic following
2. follow–up investigation
3. the Tandem Stop
4. use of tire deflation devices, when available
5. the use of a helicopter, when available
6. strategic use of rear, side and combination methods for stopping vehicles

Question 10

Methods of Terminating a Pursuit

1. strategic pursuing
2. abandoning
3. use of tire deflation devices, when available
4. rolling block
5. stationary road block
6. pinning
7. intentional contact

Question 11

Police officers may only intentionally cause a marked or unmarked motor vehicle to come into physical contact with a fleeing motor vehicle for the purposes of stopping it, where the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that to do so is necessary to immediately protect against the ______________________.

Answer 11

stopping it

loss of life or serious bodily harm

Question 12

Police officers may cause a marked or unmarked motor vehicle to come into physical contact with the fleeing motor vehicle for the purposes of pinning the fleeing motor vehicle, if the fleeing motor vehicle has LOST CONTROL or COLLIDED with an object and come to a stop and the driver of the fleeing motor vehicle continues to try to use it to flee.

Answer 12

PIn PIn PIn

Question 13

As a termination method, __________________ is the primary driving mode during an active pursuit

Answer 13

STRATEGIC PURSUING

Question 14

By strategically pursuing the officers _________ will be reduced, allowing for better control of sensory and physical multitasking functions.

Answer 14

target fixation

Question 15

Strategic pursuing may be used until
 the driver stops voluntarily
 another termination method is employed, or
 the pursuit is abandoned.

Question 16

Strategic pursuing is not to be utilized once a pursuit has been abandoned

Question 17

When the fleeing motor vehicle is a large truck, bus, motorcycle, or off-road vehicle, use only the following methods to terminate a pursuit
 strategically pursue the fleeing motor vehicle with emergency equipment activated until the fleeing motor vehicle stops, or
 abandon the pursuit

Question 18

Following every pursuit, the police officer initiating the pursuit shall complete a TPS 348 prior to the completion of their tour of duty. In addition, where no suspect has been apprehended, the police officer shall complete the applicable eReport prior to the completion of their tour of duty.

Question 19

Pursuits Involving More Than One Police Service
When there is more than one police service involved in the pursuit, the responsible supervisor is the supervisor in the jurisdiction where the pursuit is initiated until the pursuit is handed over to the other police service. Where a pursuit has covered more than 1 police service jurisdiction, the police service in the jurisdiction where the pursuit began shall ensure co–ordination of a joint Fail to Stop Report.

Question 20

A police officer may be held liable for any Criminal Code or Highway Traffic Act offence committed in relation to the pursuit

Question 21

Who can assume the role of pursuit supervisor in the absence of an Operations Supervisor – Communications Services?

Answer 21

Road Supervisory Officer

Question 22

Unit Commander
Upon receipt of a TPS 348 shall review the report, include comments in the appropriate section and forward to the Staff Superintendent by the _____________.

Answer 22

next business day.

Question 23

Staff Superintendent/Director
Upon receipt of a TPS 348 shall review the report, include comments in the appropriate section and forward to _____________________ forthwith

Answer 23

Professional Standards Support