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PursuitSAFETY is the only national nonprofit organization reaching out to bereaved families of innocent victims of pursuits and to survivors. For 100-plus years, the violent crashes that end vehicular police pursuits and response calls have killed and injured innocent bystanders and police officers.


Nine years ago when my daughter Kristie was killed, I had no place to turn to for the support I needed. Today, people have told me that PursuitSAFETY became their lifeline. They no longer have an overwhelming feeling of isolation because PursuitSAFETY is a safe place they can turn to for the support they need: to ask questions, to share their grief and to vent their anger and not be judged. They connect with people throughout the World, people who have a better understanding of what they are going through.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

IACP Conference: Police Chief Richard Schardan talks about Risk vs. Reward

Chicago--Police Chief Richard Schardan, Maryville, IL, will give his presentation "Police Pursuit Policy and Practice: Risk vs. Reward" at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference Sunday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., McCormick Place, Room W192ABC, Chicago. 

Chief Schardan serves on PursuitSAFETY's Professional Advisory Board and is the administrator of our Safer Way Award program.  

This workshop will reinforce the ethical aspects of vehicle pursuits and address the need to reverse the dangerous trend of current police driving behaviors. Participants receive practical recommendations/tools for creating or revising pursuit/response driving policies.  Link to the rest of the story and the entire newsletter!
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