Standard 5.6

Chapter 5. Operations

Standard statement

The agency shall have a written directive governing pursuit of motor vehicles, to include:

Each bullet must stand alone when establishing compliance, with proofs identified for every lettered requirement.

1. a.evaluating the circumstances;
2. b.initiating officer’s responsibilities;
3. c.designating secondary unit’s responsibilities;
4. d.specifying roles and restrictions pertinent to marked, unmarked, or other types of police vehicles involvement in the pursuit;
5. e.assigning dispatcher’s responsibilities;
6. f.describing supervisor’s responsibilities;
7. g.using forcible stopping/roadblocks including circumstances authorizing use;
8. h.specifying when to terminate pursuit;
9. i.engaging in inter-and intra-jurisdictional pursuits involving personnel from the agency and/or other jurisdictions;
10. j.detailing a procedure for reporting and an administrative review of the pursuit;