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Task: Vehicle Pursuit
Brower v. Inyo County, 489 U.S. 593 (1989).
Where an officer applies force, through a means intentionally
applied, which causes the suspect to crash; the suspect has been
physically seized and the officer’s actions will be judged by 4 th
Amendment reasonableness standards.
Thus,
• Roadblocks
• PIT Maneuvers
• Stop Sticks
Use judged by 4 Amendment Standards in terms of application to
th
suspect.
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