Police Pursuit Driving
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The following guide provides Web site links, a list of
selected books, and access to online periodical articles about this
subject. The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and
annotated by Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have
specifically selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of
Rio Hondo College students
Web Site Links
KristiesLaw.org http://www.kristieslaw.org/indexhome.htm
Kristie's Law is a proposed measure to address safety standards
relating to police vehicular pursuits. It has links to police
pursuit information from many states, reports on proposed
legislation, media reports of chases, and police and vehicle safety.
Police Pursuit Policies in Other
Jurisdictions http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=1194
This 2004 report examines pursuit policies of police departments
in Los Angeles, San Jose and Oakland, as well as Detroit,
Philadelphia, New Orleans, Phoenix and Colorado Springs.
Policedriving.com - Articles
http://www.policedriving.com/Articles.htm
Policedriving.com is the Website of Travis Yates, a police
driver training instructor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This page
has links to many articles on pursuits and other police driving
issues.
PursuitSAFETY.org
http://www.pursuitsafety.org
PursuitSAFETY was founded in California in 2007, with the goal
of stopping unnecessary police chases to prevent injury or death
of officers and the public. From the organization's
mission statement, "We are accomplishing this goal by education
programs, public service announcements, fostering pursuit
research, and sponsoring and/or promoting legislation designed
to strike an appropriate balance between the apprehension of
drivers who flee and public safety." The site has links to
recent news stories on pursuit incidents, statistics,
proposed legislation, and more.
Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)
SIRS http://sks.sirs.com
Search this database for police pursuit driving to find articles
and graphics on the subject.
Books
The following books can be located in the Rio Hondo College
Library.
Encyclopedia of law enforcement
Call number: Ref HV7921.E53 2005
The encyclopedia of police science Suggested Subject Headings
Call number:
Ref HV7901.E53 1995
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library provides online access to
full-text articles through our online databases -
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm.
Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College student, faculty,
staff or board member to use these services.
The 2 sample searches below are from the
ProQuest database. Use
Advanced Search and type each tern in a separate box:
1.
SUB(police pursuit driving)
2.
SUB(police pursuit driving) AND GEO(california)
Researched and
evaluated by:
R. Babou, Librarian 11/2002
last update: K. Bourgaize, Librarian 5/2010