Police Pursuits in an Age of Innovation and Reform: The IACP Police Pursuit Database

Publication Date: 2008
Tag(s): community relations, law enforcement, policy and plan development
Author(s): International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Abstract: Pursuits have unintended consequences to bystanders and the community. Law enforcement is continually evolving practices and policies to keep the officers and community safe. This guide analyzes data collected by the IACP and provides a review of existing studies of police pursuits, a discussion of contemporary pursuit policies, and presents a broader framework for thinking about pursuits in an age of innovation and reform. Placing the discussion of police pursuits in this current context emphasizes and acknowledges that police policy does not occur in a vacuum and must be constantly informed and re-assessed by data, information, and the demands and challenges that police face.