TRAFFIC ROAD CHECKS

The police training manual explains procedures for planning and executing road checks to detect traffic violations and roadblocks to apprehend fleeting felons. This unit is limited principally to a discussion of the techniques used in traffic enforcement road checks. It describes the requirements for planning successful road checks and some of the special problems encountered in establishing roadblocks for wanted vehicles. When apprehension of a felon fleeting by motor vehicle is the purpose for a blockade or road check, special precautions are required. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Northwestern University, Evanston

  Traffic Institute, 405 Church Street
  Evanston, IL  United States  60208
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Police powers; Roadblocks; Traffic arrests; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic violators
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141737
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Criminal Justice Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM