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... You've got to think about how you can out-think these guys rather than
how you can out-muscle them. High-speed chases remain fraught with danger.
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The Indianapolis Star, July 2004
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What good is a pursuit policy
if officers don't have to follow it?
Model purusit policy
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
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Pursuit Policies
by Geoffrey Alpert
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And finally, the policy standards applied to the evaluation of a pursuit as well as to the decision to continue a pursuit needs to include the following three questions:
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If the pursuit were to result in injury or death, would a reasonable person understand why the pursuit occurred or was necessary?
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Is the need to immediately catch the suspect more important than the risk created by the pursuit?
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Do the dangers created by the pursuit exceed the dangers posed by letting the perpetrator escape?
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