Why is this even an issue ? A 1999 study conducted by the Federal Bureau of Justice concluded that , in the decade from 1990 - 1999 in six major metropolitan areas in the United States , vehicles were the type of ``weapon ' used by suspects in 0 .2 of arrests (Garner Maxwell , 1999 p32 . In this , the study observed that the use of a vehicle as a weapon was considered to be inherent in any form of chase in which the suspect did...

United States . New technologies provide tools which offer a better , safer alternative to the vehicle pursuit , or provide ways to defuse the aggression involved in a high-speed pursuit and remove much of the danger involved . These tools should be used to the best advantage in to minimize the need for police pursuit . One such tool is the StarChase Pursuit Management System , which combines a tagging and tracking method : the officer involved can fire a projectile which contains a GPS tracking...