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  1. What is the primary consideration when participating in or supervising any pursuit
  2. What must every supervisor and officer weight in a pursuit.
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  1. The safety and welfare of the public
  2. The safety and welfare of other officers
  3. The safety and welfare of the suspects.
  4. Must weigh the benefits of immediate capture with the risks inherent to the pursuit itself.
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Vehicular pursuits.

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  1. What are the justifications for initiating a Vehicle PursuitAN OFFICER IS JUSTIFIED IN INITITATING A VEHICLE PURSUIT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE:
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  1. In close proximity to a suspect vehicle
  2. and believes a pursuit is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily injury of another person
    OR
  3. In close proximity to a suspect vehicle and believes BOTH:
    A. The pursuit is necessary to effect the arrest or prevent escape, AND
    B. The officer has probable cause to believe that the person being pursued has committed or attempted a forcible felony or,
    C. Has probable cause to believe that the person being pursued possesses a deadly weapon, other then the vehicle.
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  1. What are strictly PROHIBITED reasons for pursuit.
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  1. Stolen cars
  2. Traffic violations
  3. DUI
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  1. What is a forcible felony:
  2. What does this include.4
  3. The following felines shall be classified as forcible when their commission includes actual or threatened force:4
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  1. A felony involving actual or threatening serious bodily injury:
  2. Which includes
    A. Murder
    B. Voluntary manslaughter
    C. Arson endangering persons.
    D. And Aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury

3.

  1. Rape
  2. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
  3. Robbery
  4. Kidnapping.
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  1. What is not considered a deadly weapon for purposes of vehicle pursuits.
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  1. The vehicle.
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  1. Acknowledgement of a pursuit must be made by who 2
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  1. Police radio
    Or
  2. District patrol supervisor
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  1. What will happen to a pursuit if no district patrol supervisor acknowledges the pursuit.
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  1. The police radio room supervisor will terminate the pursuit.
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  1. What will happen if a pursuit is initiated by a special unit and a special unit supervisor is not available.
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  1. Then police radio will assign the pursuit to a district patrol supervisor.
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  1. If the officers do not give the justification for the pursuit over radio, then what will happen.
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  1. All supervisors on the radio, including radio supervisor will immediately terminate the pursuit.
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  1. Any supervisor may terminate a pursuit, when.

2. What will that supervisors decision be.

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  1. If they decide it has become too dangerous.

2. This decision will be final and not be subject to countermanded.

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  1. What may a district patrol supervisor assigned to that specific area, where the pursuit has come into do.
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  1. Based upon his knowledge of the district, he may override any other outside supervisor monitoring and controlling the pursuit .
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  1. How many cars will pursue a vehicle.
  2. What are they called.
  3. What is the primary cars responsibility
  4. What is the secondary cars responsibility
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  1. Only two marked patrol vehicles.
  2. The primary car and the secondary car.
  3. To apprehend the fleeing suspect.
  4. The secondary cars responsibility is to maintain communications for, and backup the primary unit.
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  1. What will the other patrol cars do.
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  1. Monitor police radio and be prepared to stop or divert peds or vehicle traffics.
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  1. To reduce collisions, what’s the distance the primary car should be from the fleeing car.
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  1. A minimum of 5 car lengths.
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  1. During a pursuit police will not do what.

2. What will happen if radio contact is lost for any reason.

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  1. Switch to another radio band, even when they enter another division or jurisdiction.
  2. Then the pursuit shall be terminated.
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  1. Who are the only police cars authorized to leave their area during a pursuit.
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  1. The primary car, the secondary car, and the directing supervisor.
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  1. Where can sworn personnel NOT pursue.

2. Unless what.

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  1. Outside the boundaries of Philadelphia.

2. Approved by a higher ranking supervisor

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  1. Will police engage in pursuits initiated by other law enforcement agencies.
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  1. No.
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  1. If an arrest for a pursuit is made outside of Philadelphia, but still within the commonwealth of Pennsylvania , where will the officer transport the suspect.
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  1. Transport the suspect back to the divisional detective headquarters for processing.
20
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  1. If an arrest for a pursuit occurs across any state line , where will the suspect be taken.
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  1. The suspect must go through the extradition procedures, before being returned to Philadelphia.
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  1. The following techniques will NOT be used during vehicle pursuits.
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  1. Boxing in
  2. Ramming
  3. Roadblocks
  4. Pursuit termination devices.
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  1. The following vehicles, unless exigent circumstances will not initiate a vehicle pursuit.
  2. And if they do.
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  1. Unmarked cars.
  2. EPWs
  3. SUVs
  4. Motor cycle, etc.
  5. They will relinquish to the first responding marked RPC. And withdraw.
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  1. The following will NEVER engage in a pursuit.
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  1. Any unit containing a K9.
  2. Police cars transporting non sworn personnel
  3. Ride alongs
  4. Police explorers,
  5. Prisoners
  6. Witnesses.
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  1. What will happen if he vehicle enters any interstate highway or divided highway in the wrong direction.
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  1. Terminate the pursuit.
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  1. Police will never discharge a firearm,……
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  1. At any fleeing vehicle or occupants of a fleeing vehicle.
26
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  1. All personnel in a vehicle pursuit will complete paperwork within how many days.
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  1. Within 3 days.
27
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  1. If the primary unit looses sight of the suspect vehicle, what will happen
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  1. Terminate the pursuit
28
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  1. Once the aviation unit has arrived and assumed the pursuit , the primary unit shall
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  1. Withdraw and monitor.
29
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  1. What if the pursued vehicle is found unattended.
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  1. It should be guarded for prints.
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  1. If a supervisor terminates a pursuit for any reason, what will aviation unit do.
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  1. Also terminate.

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