The Memphis Police Department does not have a policy specifying how officers should handle foot chases, and neither do most American law enforcement agencies.
includes some worthy guidelines about when police officers may use deadly force — including a prohibition against killing someone who is fleeing arrest for a nonviolent crime. The Memphis Police Department also has a policy restricting car chases; such policies became common nationwide in response to deadly crashes in the 1980s and 1990s.
Officer Christopher Williams, a spokesman for the Memphis Police Department, acknowledged in an email that there was “no direct policy regarding foot pursuits.” Asked if there was any other kind of policy or training that addresses foot pursuits, Williams said officers were trained “in a wide variety of topics,” including communications during a foot pursuit.
Over the past several weeks, activists have pressed the Memphis Police Department to bring in an independent investigator, and the City Council is considering measures that would impose regular audits of police training methods.
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