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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

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Use judged by 4 Amendment Standards in terms of application to
suspect.

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