NCJ Number
34285
Date Published
1974
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS BRIEF FILM SUGGESTS AND PORTRAYS BASIC METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC VIOLATOR, CONFRONTING THE DRIVER, AND ISSUING THE TRAFFIC CITATION.
Abstract
THE BASIC PURPOSE OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT - PROMOTION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS - IS STRESSED. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON TRAFFIC STOP PROCEDURES ARE OFFERED. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED ARE THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR PULLING OVER THE TRAFFIC VIOLATOR, SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHICH THE OFFICER SHOULD PRACTICE DURING EVERY STOP, RECOMMENDED POSITIONS OF OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE VIOLATOR'S CAR, METHODS OF DEALING WITH ANGRY OR ABUSIVE DRIVERS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FILLING OUT THE CITATION CORRECTLY.