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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. PB 81=2/, 5O 3 7 July 1981 DOT HS-805-955 Final Report Model Poli~e Traffic Services i 0 .~Directives (--Policy, Procedures, US. Departmen! of Transportation National Hlghway Traffic Safety Administration Rules) for Police Executives R. H. Sosktowski W. J. Nash R. C. Mayer International Association of Chiefs of Police Eleven Firstfield Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Contract No. DOT HS-9-02200 Contract Amount $97,300 This document is available to the U.S. public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Govern- ment assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. Technical Report Documentotion Page !. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. D(YJ~-HS-805-955 4. Title and Subtitle S. Report Date Model Police Traffic Services Directives July I, 1981 (Policy, Procedures, Rules) for Police Executives 6. Performing Organization Code r 8. Performing Organization Report No. 7. Author's)R.H. Sosktowski; W. J. ['lash; R. C. Mayer 9. Performing Org~isotion Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) International Association of Chiefs of Police Eleven Firstfield Road | 1. Contract or Grant No. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 DOT-HS-9-0220 0 13. Type of Report and Period Covered 12, Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Final Report Department of Transportation - Natl. Highway Transp. July 1979 - June 1981 Safety Adminis., 400 7th Street, S.W., Washingotn, D.C 20590 '14. Sponsoring Agency Code 15. Supplementary Notes 16. Abstract The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contracted with the In- ternational Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to conduct a series of workshops consisting of state and local law enforcement representatives having police traffic services responsibilities, designed to focus on the problems and needs of the en- forcement community as they affect the delivery of police traffic services, and to provide assistance in the identification of problems and the dissemination of pro- posed solutions. In addition, the workshop participants were also to utilize their expertise in the merging and restructuring of two IACP publications, Highway Safety Policies for Police Executives and A Manual of Police Traffic Services Policies, Pro cedures, Rules, into model police traffic services directives manuals suitable for adoption and use by anenforcement agency. The product of this work effort includes draft manuals entitled "Model Police Traffi Services Policies and Procedures," and "Model Police Traffic Services Rules," for the consideration of the Department of Transportation, and a series of recommenda- tions for future direction for the NHTSA sponsored research and demonstration projec s, including issues relating to 55 mph maximum speed limit compliance; high speed driving of emergency vehciles; the drinking driver, etc. XP 18, Distribution Statement 17. Ke~.rd, ModeI Police Traffic Services Document is available to the U.S. public Pol~icies; Policies, Procedures, Rules; through the Natio'nal Technical Informat )n Police Traffic Services; Highway Safety Committee Service, Springfield, VA 22161 19. Security Clossif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages I 22. 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In order to accomplish this goal, NHTSA utilizes the membership and permanent staff of authoritative police organizations and nationally recognized police educational institutions to I) assist in problem identification for "product" development by NHTSA; 2) act as quality control for the product developed; and 3) assist in the marketing of the product or technology transfer within the police community. In the furtherance of this goal, NHTSA contracted with the International Asso- ciation of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to conduct a series of workshops consisting of executives of state and local law enforcement agencies having a responsibility for the delivery of police traffic services. These workshops were designed to focus on the problems and/or needs of the enforcement community as they affect the delivery of police traffic services and to provide assistance in the identi- fication of problems and the dissemination of proposed solutions. The IACP Highway Safety Committee, 1 which is composed of recognized state and local experts in the highway safety area, was selected to serve in an advisory capacity to the IACP permanent staff (see Appendix A for a listing of members). In addition, IACP subcontracted with the Traffic Institute, Northwestern Uni- versity, to utilize their highway safety and police traffic services expertise and resources in developing the "final products" resulting from this contract. The project consisted of two phases extended over a two year period starting in July 1979. The objectives of the project include: IAs provided in the IACP Constitution, the Highway Safety Committee shall "study, consider and evaluate all matters pertaining to policies, practices, standards and rates of state and municipal police organizations relating to traffic acci- dent investigation, traffic records, traffic patrol, traffic law enforcement, or- ganization and administration, and other highway safety functions which may be responsibilities of the membership of the Association; report to this Association for dissemination to its members and interested agencies, information and recom- mendations for the improvement of police traffic management and the promotion of highway safety; make recommendations to the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University relating to its police training programs; make recommendations to the Association and other interested organizations and agencies of needed research projects essential to optimum highway safety programs by police agencies." To facilitate the exchange of problems encountered and solutions developed relating to the delivery of police traffic services, in- cluding special programs such as alcohol, 55 mph speed limit com- pliance and other programs of current interest to NHTSA. To identify problems/needs that have a high degree of commonality ,among the participants that could appropriately be included in the multi-year research plan of NHTSA. 0 To consult and advise NHTSA in solution/product development. o To provide the law enforcement community with the "best" and most current thinking and practices and procedures in use. One of the major efforts of the project consisted of the merging and restruc- turing of two IACP publications (Highway Safety Policies for Police Executives and A Manual of Police Traffic Services Policies, Procedures and RulesZ)