Are police chases unsafe at any speed?
Index • More training would clarify difficult choice • New laws, attitudes will reduce deadlly chases • Blame deadly chases on the pursued, not the pursuers • Study points to need for more training for police officers The public demands that police stop crime, but community outrage wells up whenever a police pursuit ends in tragedy. One of the most difficult decisions facing the cop on patrol is when to pursue a fleeing suspect and when public safety requires that the chase be abandoned. Virtually all departments have policies relating to high-speed pursuits, but the nuances of real life don’t always fit easily into even the most carefully written policy manual. Officers are forced to make split-second decisions that could ultimately have life-or-death consequences. More… ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT One take on Hollywood Novelist to speak about ‘growing up not so Jewish’ in film capital By Robert Lovinger, Standard-Times staff writer They were identical twins who did everything together. Now
