Suspect Apprehension Pursuits Flashcards
(17 cards)
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
Supervision
- Pursuit Supervisor _____
- Pursuit Supervisor _____
- attendance mandatory to monitor when a pursuit is initiated
- notification mandatory when a pursuit is initiated
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
Public Safety
(1) Public safety is the paramount consideration factor in any decision to initiate, continue or abandon a pursuit.
(2) Public safety represents a factor which may change rapidly and which shall be continually assessed.
(3) A police officer does not _____ when the officer decides not to initiate or chooses to abandon a pursuit because the officer has reason to believe that the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit outweighs the risk to public safety that may result if an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is not immediately apprehended or if the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is not identified.
(4) A pursuit shall be the choice of _____ and shall be considered only when other alternatives are unavailable or unsatisfactory.
(5) Before initiating a pursuit, a police officer shall determine whether in order to protect public safety, the immediate need to apprehend or identify an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle or the need to identify the motor vehicle outweighs the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit.
(6) During a pursuit, a police officer shall _____ and shall abandon the pursuit when the _____ that may result from the pursuit outweighs the _____ that may result if an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is _____, or if the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is _____.
- breach the code of conduct
- last resort
- continually reassess the determination to pursue
- risk to public safety
- risk to public safety
- not immediately apprehended
- not identified
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
A police officer may pursue or continue a pursuit where the police officer, prior to initiating a pursuit, has_____.
The criminal offence (flight) described in ss. 249.1 of the Criminal Code is _____ to initiate a pursuit but is a charge available incidental to a pursuit that has been undertaken for another lawful reason.
The criminal offence of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle arising out of the pursuit itself is _____ grounds to continue the pursuit.
- reasonable grounds to believe that a criminal offence has been committed or is about to be committed
- not justification
- not sufficient
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
(1) No pursuit shall be initiated or continued for a _____ if the identity of an individual in the motor vehicle is known.
(2) A pursuit for a non–criminal offence shall be abandoned once _____.
- non–criminal offence
- the motor vehicle is identified or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle is identified
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
The responsibility for the safe conduct of a pursuit rests with the _____, the _____, the _____ and _____.
- individual police officer
- Communications Operator – Communications Services
- pursuit supervisor
- any other authorized person monitoring the pursuit
Suspect Apprehension Pursuit Restrictions
(1) A police officer in an unmarked motor vehicle shall not engage in a pursuit unless _____.
(2) Motorcycle and all–terrain vehicle operators shall _____.
(3) No more than _____ motor vehicles should be directly engaged in a pursuit unless authorized by the _____.
(4) Complete or partial roadblocks may only be used in extreme circumstances and must be authorized by _____.
(5) The following of a pursuit on a parallel route is prohibited unless _____.
- a marked motor vehicle is not readily available and the police officer believes that it is necessary to immediately apprehend an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle or to identify the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle
- not engage in a pursuit
- two (2)
- pursuit supervisor
- a road supervisory officer and/or the pursuit supervisor
- directed by the pursuit supervisor
Members shall not discharge a firearm at the operator or occupants of a motor vehicle unless _____.
Except _____, members shall not place themselves in the path of an occupied motor vehicle with the intention of preventing its escape. Additionally, members should not attempt to disable an occupied vehicle by reaching into it.
- there poses an immediate threat of death or grievous bodily harm to officers and or members of the public by a means other than the vehicle
- Except while in a motor vehicle
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
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 _____ that to do so is necessary to immediately protect against the loss of life or serious bodily harm
- reasonable grounds
Strategic pursuing is the primary driving mode during a pursuit and fully-activated emergency equipment must be deployed. Strategic pursuing is not to be utilized _____.
- once a pursuit has been abandoned
Pursuits Involving More Than One (1) Police Service
When there is more than one (1) police service involved in the pursuit, the responsible supervisor is _____. Where a pursuit has covered more than one (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.
- the supervisor in the jurisdiction where the pursuit is initiated until the pursuit is handed over to the other police service
Suspect Apprehension Pursuits
Pursuit Supervisor
- When advised of a pursuit, in addition to complying with unit–specific policies, shall
* assume control of the pursuit
* order additional police vehicles to assist, if required
* order unnecessary police officers to resume regular patrol, if required
* monitor the progress of the pursuit to ensure compliance with this Procedure and O. Reg. 266/10
* order and co ordinate termination methods where time and circumstances permit
* authorize the use of approved methods of terminating the pursuit
* order the pursuit abandoned when it is determined that _____
- the risk to public safety that may result from the pursuit outweighs the need to apprehend an individual in a fleeing motor vehicle or the need to identify the fleeing motor vehicle or the need to identify an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle
Road Supervisory Officer
- When advised of a pursuit shall
* _____
* _____
* order the pursuit abandoned, when appropriate and advise _____
* assume the role of pursuit supervisor in the absence of _____ - At the conclusion of a pursuit shall
* ensure
- a TPS 348
- a TPS 227, if applicable
- the applicable eReports
are completed prior to the completion of the tour of duty
* review the TPS 348 and include comments in the appropriate section prior to the completion of the tour of duty - Upon receipt of a TPS 348 indicating that a pursuit was not initiated shall review the report and include comments in the appropriate section prior to the completion of the tour of duty.
- monitor the communication
- advise the Communications Operator that he/she is monitoring
- the pursuit supervisor accordingly
- an Operations Supervisor – Communications Services
_____ means the discontinuation of a pursuit when police officers are no longer pursuing a fleeing motor vehicle for the purpose of stopping or identifying the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle.
- Abandon Pursuit
_____ means a communications supervisor or, if unavailable, a road supervisory officer.
- Pursuit Supervisor
_____ (Pursuit) occurs when a police officer attempts to direct the driver of a motor vehicle to stop, the driver refuses to obey the police officer, and the police officer pursues in a motor vehicle for the purpose of stopping the fleeing motor vehicle, or identifying the fleeing motor vehicle, or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle.
- Suspect Apprehension Pursuit
_____ in reference to pursuits, means all vehicles, other than a marked police vehicle, that are owned or operated by the Service. This includes vehicles commonly known as “stealth” vehicles and “clean top” vehicles.
- Unmarked Police Vehicle
