Candy Priano & PursuitSAFETY
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Candy Priano is the founder and executive director of Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETY, a national nonprofit organization committed to public safety. Candy’s presentations and articles cover the inherent risk of death and injury to innocent bystanders as a result of police chases for non-violent crimes and police response calls. Candy’s research is based on more than seven years of extensive research. She has analyzed thousands of deadly pursuit stories and is adept at identifying the flaws in these chases. In addition, she has gleaned extensive knowledge from government and law enforcement studies and reports.
Candy is an associate member of ALERT International (Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers International) and holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from Valparaiso (Indiana) University. She has debated the issue of pursuit safety on such shows as Heartland and Connected Coast to Coast. She has spoken to civic and law enforcement groups, to media outlets, at educational conferences, and at California Senate hearings on behalf of "Kristie’s Law," a proposed measure named after Candy's daughter that would eliminate unnecessary chases and allow chases when there is no other way to apprehend a fleeing driver who poses an imminent threat to public safety, i.e., to prevent future injuries and deaths. You can read Kristie's story here.
As with other advocates for public safety involving police pursuits, Candy wants to make sure the benefits of a chase justify the risk because it’s not just affecting the person who was killed or maimed. It affects the immediate and extended families, friends, neighbors, and the community as deaths of innocent bystanders continue to climb.
Candy sees her most important role as executive director of PursuitSAFETY as one of sharing, so no one has to be alone in their grief. Anyone who has experienced the tragedy of pursuit (the death of an innocent loved one or someone who now requires 24/7 care) is encouraged to call or send an email to Candy.
TV: The Other Side of the Windshield. This narrated PowerPoint presentation gives officers insight about police pursuits that they don't receive in their general orders manual. For the general public, it gives people a way to imagine what it's like to be on the other side of the windshield. Being a mother: the toughest public service job there is, Spirit of a Woman Conference, California State University, Chico, March 29, 2007 California statewide meeting for Officer Driving Instructors, POST-approved, Burlingame, CA, Oct. 11, 2005 California Senate Hearings 2004 and 2005 Street Officers from Sunnyvale, California, Public Safety Department, March 2004 In Pursuit of Justice, Sociology Class, California State University, Chico, 2004 In Pursuit of Justice, Leadership Class, California State University, Chico, 2003, 2004 Tighten Pursuit Policy, Forest Ranch Homeowners Assn., September 2003 Pursuing Justice for Our Families, Citizens of Stockton, Northeast Community Center, September 17, 2003 Tighten Pursuit Policy, Chico's Internal Affairs Committee, September 2003 |
Print: Philadelphia Daily News: Police pursuits can be costly — in money and lives, December 18, 2008 Chico Enterprise-Record: Acting on Pursuits, July 28, 2008 L.A. Times The Chronicle Telegram: Police: Chases looked at by case, April 22, 2007 The Berkeley Daily Planet: Priano family continues fight for chase limits, February 27, 2007 USA Today, Police pressured to call off chase, January 5, 2003 Opinion Articles: Injury Board Magazine, Spring 2010, "The Unwritten Policy" by Nora Profit. Candy Priano contributed to this article. The Conservative Voice, Sept. 19, 2007: "How many deaths before it's not okay?" by Candy Priano is a rebuttal to Thomas Sowell's column, Sept. 12, 2007: "High-speed car chases by the police " (pdf) San Francisco Chronicle and the L.A. Daily News: “Police-pursuit bill requires teeth,” by Candy Priano, July 2005 Ventura County Star Op Article: “Pursuing justice for 'lost’ crime victims,” by Candy Priano, May 26, 2004 Letters to the Editor The Chico Enterprise-Record: Lenient judge isn't clairvoyant, October 23, 2008 Law Enforcement Conference: Attended ALERT International Annual Conference, hosted by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Indianapolis, September 30 - October 2, 2008. Subjects included: Pursuit Stress, Rolling Roadblocks, Supervisor Responsibilities during Pursuits, Executive Protection, PIT lecture and liability, SWERVE Driver Training, SKID Car Platform, Applied Simulation Technology, Pursuit STOPS. |