Police car chases

Police pursuits are definitely not anything new , but , rather the policies and directives have been revamped and changed over time in answer to the many non-felony police pursuits that have resulted in innocent citizens being caught in the middle thus leading to mortal injury . Through discussion of justice department policies and procedures along discussion relative to Title 42 Section 1983 has led to a great deal of large lawsuits and the sheer volume of exactly how many police pursuits that do end in tragic circumstances will be examined

A non-felony misdemeanor is

defined as any non-felony crime which can include the following

Child abuse

Solicitation /prostitution

Assault

Disly intoxication

Littering

Loitering

Fraud and other white collar crime

Theft involving property with a value of 500 or less (exceptions for shoplifting

Punishment normally ranges for these types of crimes by a fine of up to 1 ,000 , but could go as high as 5 ,000 and a conviction could result in the termination of your current employment and a potential loss of a person 's driver 's license

Data going back to 1997 outlines the United States Department of Justice 's written policy directives which states that

Nearly all local police departments (93 ) had a written policy on pursuit driving . Three-fifths restricted vehicle pursuits according to specific criteria such as speed or offense . About a fourth had a policy that left the decision to the officer 's discretion . Six percent discouraged all vehicle pursuis

Ninety-one percent of local police departments , employing 99 of all officers , had a written policy on the use of deadly force . Eighty-four percent , employing 96 of all officers , had a policy on the use of nonlethal force

About 5 in 6 departments , employing 96 of officers , had written policies on the handling of both domestic disputes and juveniles . About 3 in 5 departments , employing 75 of officers , had a discretionary arrest policy (U .S . Department of Justice

Title 42 , Section 1983 Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights states that

Every person who , under color of any statute , ordinance , regulation custom , or usage , of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia subjects , or causes to be subjected , any citizen of the United States thereof to te deprivation of any rights , privileges , or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws , shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law , suit in equity , or other proper proceedings for redress , except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer 's judicial capacity , injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable . For the purposes of this section , any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statue of the District of Columbia (Lawyer

Based on this type of statute that has been put in place , many police agencies both federal , state and local have needed to revampt their current pursuit...