Title: Describe techniques for vehicle stops.
Course: Public Safety II (15101-II) > Section: CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Exploring Policing

Description should include

- the three types of vehicle stops
  - traffic
  - investigative
  - high-risk (i.e., felony)
- safety precautions to observe during vehicle stops
- the importance of radio and written communication during vehicle stops
- procedures for stopping a vehicle
- courteous behavior by the officer during vehicle stops
- the general principles of high-risk stops.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is a citizen’s perception of law enforcement often based on an officer’s behavior during a traffic stop?
- Whose safety is an officer responsible for during any vehicle stop?
- What hazards does an officer face when approaching a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation?