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                            Library & Multimedia
 Pursuit Management Task Force
NCJ Number
              184352

Author(s)
          National Institute of Justice
Date Published

August 1998
Length
              3 pages
Publication Series
          NIJ Research Preview
Annotation
              The Pursuit Management Task Force (PMTF) of the National
Institute of Justice's Office of Science and Technology reports
on the entire range of police vehicular pursuit issues, including
preemption of disputes, control of pursuits in progress, and
termination of pursuits.
Abstract
              Due to resources and methodological constraints, the scope of the
study was restricted to nine western States: Alaska, Arizona,
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
The task force believes that the quality of data received from
the various participating Federal, State, and local agencies
could be applied generally to agencies nationwide. Information
was obtained from surveys completed by police agencies, line
officers, and the general public regarding pursuits and
technologies. Data collection and analysis focused on current
operational practices, procedures, and policies related to
pursuits, community issues and concerns, legal issues, and
vehicle-stopping technologies. The PMTF found that more than 50
percent of all pursuit collisions (as reported by agencies
statewide) occurred during the first 2 minutes of a pursuit. More
than 70 percent of all collisions occurred before the sixth
minute of a pursuit. This information is significant in that it
illustrates that a pursuit technology must be able to be rapidly
deployed and used in order to have a significant impact in
preventing pursuit-related collisions. Technologies were grouped
into five categories: electrical, mechanical, chemical,
cooperative, and sensory. Types of technologies in each category
were reviewed for their usefulness in law enforcement pursuit
applications. The PMTF recommends that adequate resources be
allocated to continue, expand, and accelerate research,
development, testing, and commercialization of viable pursuit
technologies and to support continued technology transfers from
defense to civilian law enforcement. Further, the following
technologies should be given high priority and moved quickly and
aggressively to prototype stages for evaluation: retractable
direct injection electrical systems; radiative electrical
systems; cooperative systems with law enforcement activation; and
auditory/visual sensory enhancements (improved warning devices).
Also, a national model for the collection of pursuit statistics
should be developed. States should consider legislation that
ensures that fleeing from a lawful attempt at detention/arrest in
a motor vehicle is a serious crime.
      
  
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