A STUDY OF THE PROBLEM OF HOT PURSUIT BY THE POLICE

THE HOT PURSUIT OF FLEEING DRIVERS IS EXAMINED AND GUIDELINES PREPARED TO ASSIST THE POLICE IN DEALING WITH IT. AREAS SURVEYED INCLUDED THE LAW REGARDING HOT PURSUIT AND ITS INTERPRETATION BY THE COURTS; THE NUMBER OF SUCH PURSUITS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES AND RISKS; POLICE POLICY AND TRAINING FOR HOT PURSUITS; AND THE MERITS AND DEFICIENCIES OF COUNTERMEASURES. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF PURSUIT-RELATED FATALITIES AND INJURIES ARE INCURRED BY FLEEING DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, OR BYSTANDERS; THAT MORE THAN 90% OF PURSUITS ARE INITIATED BY A TRAFFIC VIOLATION; THAT MALE DRIVERS UNDER 24 ARE MOST LIKELY TO FLEE; THAT ALCOHOL PLAYS A ROLE IN MORE THAN HALF THE CASES; THAT ABOUT 15% OF THE OFFENDERS HAD NO VALID LICENSE; THAT FEW PURSUITS INVOLVED STOLEN VEHICLES; AND THAT MOST PURSUITS OCCUR AT NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 271 Pp, 80 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Environment & Man Center, Inc.

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• Authors:
  • Fennessy, E F
  • Hamilton, T
  • JOSCELYN, K B
  • Merrit, J S
• Publication Date: 1970-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Fatalities; Hazards; Injuries; Legal factors; Police; Police pursuit driving; Policy; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Violations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221182
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM