Generally police must assess the risk to public safety (including the suspect's and their own safeties) and balance that with the need to apprehend the criminal

Generally police must assess the risk to public safety (including the suspect's and their own safeties) and balance that with the need to apprehend the criminal. Capturing a non-violent criminal would not typically justify a high risk of causing a deadly road traffic accident. In the UK for instance, the National Decision Model must be used to evaluate whether to pursue a criminal; authorisation must be requested to conduct a pursuit.