PIT UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What does PIT stand for?
Answer:
Precision Immobilization Technique
Question:
2. What is a Vehicle Pursuit?
Answer:
active attempt by a sworn member of law enforcement in an authorized emergency vehicle to
apprehend fleeing suspects who are attempting to avoid capture
Question:
3. Primary Unit
Answer:
must immediately notify the communications center notifying that a pursuit is in progress.
Question:
4. Secondary Unit
Answer:
takes over the communication of the pursuit while maintaining a safe observable distance behind
the primary unit
Question:
5. the primary and secondary unit should consider the following information?
Answer:
Primarily the officers involved in the vehicle pursuit should weigh the circumstances of the
pursuit
Question:
6. the officer must also consider the following circumstance and discontinue the pursuit.
Answer:
If any portion of the officer's patrol vehicles emergency equipment fails, such as the emergency
blue lights or siren.
Question:
7. what is Deadly Force?
Answer:
application of any force using any instrument that is likely to produce death or serious physical
injury under the circumstances of its use.
Question:
8. Two (2) specific court cases involving use of the Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT).
Question:
1. What does PIT stand for?
Answer:
Precision Immobilization Technique
Question:
2. What is a Vehicle Pursuit?
Answer:
active attempt by a sworn member of law enforcement in an authorized emergency vehicle to
apprehend fleeing suspects who are attempting to avoid capture
Question:
3. Primary Unit
Answer:
must immediately notify the communications center notifying that a pursuit is in progress.
Question:
4. Secondary Unit
Answer:
takes over the communication of the pursuit while maintaining a safe observable distance behind
the primary unit
Question:
5. the primary and secondary unit should consider the following information?
Answer:
Primarily the officers involved in the vehicle pursuit should weigh the circumstances of the
pursuit
Question:
6. the officer must also consider the following circumstance and discontinue the pursuit.
Answer:
If any portion of the officer's patrol vehicles emergency equipment fails, such as the emergency
blue lights or siren.
Question:
7. what is Deadly Force?
Answer:
application of any force using any instrument that is likely to produce death or serious physical
injury under the circumstances of its use.
Question:
8. Two (2) specific court cases involving use of the Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT).
