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Richard · 09-13-2010, 05:33

BLUF - cut and dry it isn't.

I think it's a pretty complex issue for all Police Departments. There has been a lot of reporting here on DPD's policies which came about beginning with Chief Ben Click after studying the records and discovering how many LEOs and bystanders were seriously injured or killed during such chases - many involving little more than a minor traffic violation.

Here is a pretty good paper on it by an LEO for an EMU School of Police Staff and Command class.

POLICE PURSUITS: FACTS, POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES

http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads...20PURSUITS.pdf

As the paper concludes, the answer is neither simple nor a one size fits all matter for officers, departments, and communities.

However, I would think pursuing an armed felon would be a strong consideration for initiating and continuing a pursuit.

Richard

09-13-2010, 05:33	#6
Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	BLUF - cut and dry it isn't. I think it's a pretty complex issue for all Police Departments. There has been a lot of reporting here on DPD's policies which came about beginning with Chief Ben Click after studying the records and discovering how many LEOs and bystanders were seriously injured or killed during such chases - many involving little more than a minor traffic violation. Here is a pretty good paper on it by an LEO for an EMU School of Police Staff and Command class. POLICE PURSUITS: FACTS, POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads...20PURSUITS.pdf As the paper concludes, the answer is neither simple nor a one size fits all matter for officers, departments, and communities. However, I would think pursuing an armed felon would be a strong consideration for initiating and continuing a pursuit. Richard __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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