DIRECTIVE 9.4

Question 1

1. What is the primary consideration when participating in or supervising any pursuit
2. What must every supervisor and officer weight in a pursuit.

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

1. What are the justifications for initiating a Vehicle PursuitAN OFFICER IS JUSTIFIED IN INITITATING A VEHICLE PURSUIT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE:

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

1. What are strictly PROHIBITED reasons for pursuit.

Answer 3

1. Stolen cars
2. Traffic violations
3. DUI

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

1. What is not considered a deadly weapon for purposes of vehicle pursuits.

Answer 5

1. The vehicle.

Question 6

1. Acknowledgement of a pursuit must be made by who 2

Answer 6

1. Police radio
   Or
2. District patrol supervisor

Question 7

1. What will happen to a pursuit if no district patrol supervisor acknowledges the pursuit.

Answer 7

1. The police radio room supervisor will terminate the pursuit.

Question 8

1. What will happen if a pursuit is initiated by a special unit and a special unit supervisor is not available.

Answer 8

1. Then police radio will assign the pursuit to a district patrol supervisor.

Question 9

1. If the officers do not give the justification for the pursuit over radio, then what will happen.

Answer 9

1. All supervisors on the radio, including radio supervisor will immediately terminate the pursuit.

Question 10

1. Any supervisor may terminate a pursuit, when.

2. What will that supervisors decision be.

Answer 10

1. If they decide it has become too dangerous.

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

Question 11

1. What may a district patrol supervisor assigned to that specific area, where the pursuit has come into do.

Answer 11

1. Based upon his knowledge of the district, he may override any other outside supervisor monitoring and controlling the pursuit .

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

1. What will the other patrol cars do.

Answer 13

1. Monitor police radio and be prepared to stop or divert peds or vehicle traffics.

Question 14

1. To reduce collisions, what’s the distance the primary car should be from the fleeing car.

Answer 14

1. A minimum of 5 car lengths.

Question 15

1. During a pursuit police will not do what.

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

Answer 15

1. Switch to another radio band, even when they enter another division or jurisdiction.
2. Then the pursuit shall be terminated.

Question 16

1. Who are the only police cars authorized to leave their area during a pursuit.

Answer 16

1. The primary car, the secondary car, and the directing supervisor.

Question 17

1. Where can sworn personnel NOT pursue.

2. Unless what.

Answer 17

1. Outside the boundaries of Philadelphia.

2. Approved by a higher ranking supervisor

Question 18

1. Will police engage in pursuits initiated by other law enforcement agencies.

Answer 18

1. No.

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

1. Transport the suspect back to the divisional detective headquarters for processing.

Question 20

1. If an arrest for a pursuit occurs across any state line , where will the suspect be taken.

Answer 20

1. The suspect must go through the extradition procedures, before being returned to Philadelphia.

Question 21

1. The following techniques will NOT be used during vehicle pursuits.

Answer 21

1. Boxing in
2. Ramming
3. Roadblocks
4. Pursuit termination devices.

Question 22

1. The following vehicles, unless exigent circumstances will not initiate a vehicle pursuit.
2. And if they do.

Answer 22

1. Unmarked cars.
2. EPWs
3. SUVs
4. Motor cycle, etc.
5. They will relinquish to the first responding marked RPC. And withdraw.

Question 23

1. The following will NEVER engage in a pursuit.

Answer 23

1. Any unit containing a K9.
2. Police cars transporting non sworn personnel
3. Ride alongs
4. Police explorers,
5. Prisoners
6. Witnesses.

Question 24

1. What will happen if he vehicle enters any interstate highway or divided highway in the wrong direction.

Answer 24

1. Terminate the pursuit.

Question 25

1. Police will never discharge a firearm,......

Answer 25

1. At any fleeing vehicle or occupants of a fleeing vehicle.

Question 26

1. All personnel in a vehicle pursuit will complete paperwork within how many days.

Answer 26

1. Within 3 days.

Question 27

1. If the primary unit looses sight of the suspect vehicle, what will happen

Answer 27

1. Terminate the pursuit

Question 28

1. Once the aviation unit has arrived and assumed the pursuit , the primary unit shall

Answer 28

1. Withdraw and monitor.

Question 29

1. What if the pursued vehicle is found unattended.

Answer 29

1. It should be guarded for prints.

Question 30

1. If a supervisor terminates a pursuit for any reason, what will aviation unit do.

Answer 30

1. Also terminate.

Question 31

Vehicular pursuits.

Answer 31

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