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Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Technical Assistance Program

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Deputy Chief Lee Benson, Upper Dublin Police Department Chief S. Michael Murphy, Upper Moreland Police Department Chief Jason Schiffer, Bethlehem Police Department

IPMBA and Police Cycling

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• History of Police Cycling

– First use in 1869 in Illinois – By 1893 adopted by many US cities

• Philadelphia, Brooklyn NY, Cincinnati, Chicago
• 1895 New York City

– Bike patrols grew into early 20th century

• By 1907 Indianapolis’ 10 officer bike unit made
• ver 2,500 arrests, 25% of the entire police

department’s total

• By 1917 there were 1,200 bike officers in New

York City

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• History Contd.

– With the introduction of motorized patrol bike patrols were replaced with patrol cars – By the mid 1930s with radio and telephone technologies growing police departments switched from patrol to response models – By the end of WW II bikes were rarely used in modern police operations – As Community Oriented Policing philosophies emerged so did the interest in police bicycling – Seattle PD is credited with revitalizing the professions interest in police cycling in 1987

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• History Contd.

– Bicycle policing continued to grow – In 1993 police cycling was barely mentioned – By 1997 28% of police agencies surveyed had police cycling units – By 2003 that number grew to 38% routinely used bikes and 7% use bike patrol occasionally

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• In 1991 the League of American

Bicyclist recognized the need for a

• rganization to facilitate police

cycling

• 1992 The International Police

Mountain Bike Association was formed

• In 1993 the first training of officers

in police specific skills was taught to 90 officers by the first IPMBA instructors in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• 1996 the first Complete Guide to

Police Cycling was published

• 1997 IPMBA added EMS cycling

to its training program

• 1998 IPMBA separated from the

League and assumed its current identity

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• Training:

– Basic IPMBA class is a minimum of 32 hours based upon the Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling, 2nd edition published in 2007 – Most training classes are 40 hours in length, taught by IPMBA certified instructors – IPMBA also offers specialized training such as; Public Safety Cyclist II Course, Survival Tactics & Riding Skills Course, Instructor Course, Maintenance Officer Course, Bicycle Response Team Training for Police and EMS, Night Ops-Firearms and TacticsTM Course (I & II), MMR-

IPMBA Core Skills and Scenarios Clinic, Krav Maga for Public Safety Cyclists as well as EMS Cyclist Course,

EMS Cyclist IITM Course and Security Cyclist Course

IPMBA and Police Cycling

IPMBA and Police Cycling

Health & Wellness

• In addition to safe cycling

practices and tactics IPMBA training also includes segments on:

– Energy systems of the body – Principles of training – Performance Indicators – Weight Management – Stretching & Flexibility – Hydration – Cycling Injuries

Nutrition

• Nutrition is an important

element of fitness and

• health. The program

looks at:

– Factors unique to public safety professionals – 7 Major risk factors of Cardiovascular Disease – Nutrients – Dietary Guidelines – Individual Food Pyramids – Food Labeling – Supplements

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• Equipment

– Good quality Mountain Bike or Hybrid

• Medium to high end

components (Pay peanuts get monkeys)

• Multispeed
• Customize equipment

bags and lighting

• Pedal Retention a must
• Helmet, gloves and

eyewear a must

• Always wear body

armor

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• Equipment Contd.

– Bike specific Uniforms

• Uniform Shorts &

Pants

• Uniform Shirts
• Jackets (Water

Resistant)

• Shoes & Socks
• Helmets and Gloves
• Hydration
• Belt & Holsters (level III)

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• Creating a Police Bicycle Unit

– First determine the interest level of your community, your government administrators and the elected officials of your community – Determine the interest of the members of your agency. Remember this should be an all volunteer unit – Analyze the type of unit you intend to form. A part-time or full- time unit – Develop minimum qualifications for your bike officers. Never waiver on this basic qualifications. It will lead to problems

• Minimum qualifications on fitness, activity, citizen contacts

and commitment

• Depending on the size of your agency you might want to

create a selection committee.

• As the agency head retain veto power over any candidates

– Develop comprehensive policies on operations

IPMBA and Police Cycling

• Setting up your unit

– Full time or part time – it doesn’t matter

• Make sure there is someone designated to be in charge
• Make it part of your policy that all members must attend a basic

cycling class (IPMBA) prior to working in the unit

• Ensure the unit receives all mandated and necessary equipment
• Ensure there is ongoing and specialized training available to

your unit

• Never use shortcuts to achieve the goals of the unit
• Public Safety Cycling is not like riding your shore cruiser on the

boardwalk

• Public Safety Cyclists are highly trained specialized police
• fficers who deserve the support of the agency and its

administrators, members and staff

IPMBA and Police Cycling

Now your ready to start your unit. It’s time to look at:

• funding
• what types of issues your new public

safety bicycle unit will undertake.

Chief Jason D. Schiffer, Esq. (Retired) City of Bethlehem Police Department

IPMBA and Police Cycling

Is Police Cycling Effective?

• Police Cycling and the Community

–Excuses: Because of ______________, we can’t afford to put cops out on bikes. –My conclusion: You cannot afford NOT to police on bikes in your jurisdiction.

Is Police Cycling Effective?

• Why?

Effectiveness

–As an enforcement tool –As a positive force in the community

As an Enforcement Tool

• Measuring police effectiveness is an elusive and

difficult task

• Little research has been done on bicycle patrols
• 2007 Police Study by Chris Menton

– Bicycle Patrols: an underutilized resource

• Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
• Methodology

– Five cities – Compare car patrol v. bike patrol

Car v. Bike Results

• Arrests:

– Felonies – Bikes were 125% higher – Misdemeanors: Bikes were 219% higher

• Vice Incidents

– Bikes were 873% higher

• Crimes Discovered

– Bikes were 252% higher

• Parking Violations

– Bikes were 349% higher

• Motorist Assists

– Bikes were 927% higher

Car v. Bike Results

• Study also revealed:

–Statistics miss close to 90% of what a bike officer does. –Serious/Somewhat Serious/Non-Serious

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

–Serious/Somewhat serious: Bikes = Cars –Non-Serious: Bikes 3x greater than cars

Non-Serious Encounters Is it worth it?

• May have a positive impact on

the perception of the police.

• It is impossible to build good

will when you need it.

Hey, Cop! Ride a Wheelie!

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Bridge the Gap

Is Police Cycling Effective?

• As effective – Serious Enforcement
• Far superior – Non-serious
• Unmatched – Public relations

Is it impossible to build good will when you need it.

A group of bike officers who are trained to ride and operate as a team for:

• crowd control,
• security functions,
• scene perimeter patrol,
• other MIRT or Field Force operations.

What is a BRT?

Abilities

• Quick Response from one hot

spot to another

• Stealthy Response gives

crowd less time to react

• Less Officers can cover larger

area

Team Size

• Minimum of 6 officers to perform BRT

functions and maneuvers.

• A large BRT team of 24 or more officers can

be divided into squads to handle various crowd control functions similar to any Field Force Unit.

BRT Officer Selection

• BRT Officers can come from a large Bike Unit from

a single agency or a Regional Team which works very well for smaller agencies.

• BRT Officers are usually MIRT or Field Force

trained too.

• We require all BRT officers be IPMBA certified.

Member Traits

–Superior cycling skills –Above-average stamina –Able to work within chain of command –Team-oriented –Able to learn, remember, and perform maneuvers –Willing to work long hours

• BRT should train extensively

– Basic concepts and movements – Throughout the year and just prior to any large event

Training

Equipment

• Quality Mountain Bike – Police Model
• Helmet – Riot vs. Bike Helmet
• Eyewear
• Gloves
• Gas Mask
• Flex Cuffs
• OC Spray
• First Aid Supplies

Moving Techniques

• Columns of One
• Columns of Two
• Rolling Wedge
• Rolling Slants
• Rolling Line
• Rolling U Turns

Group Riding

• Rolling Line

Rolling Wedge

Column of Two

Arrest or Rescue

• BRT officers can quickly approach,

surround and arrest a suspect before he can react.

• BRT officers can quickly respond to a
• fficer down or victim in a crowd situation

and surround them, provide aid, and bring them to safety.

Suspect Arrest Maneuver

Gas Environment

• BRT Officers can don/doff gas masks in

a quick and orderly manner to continue BRT operations when gas is deployed.

• The principles of bicycle response can be

applied to most crowd management situations and scaled to fit departments of all sizes.

Bicycle Response

Thank You For Attending!

• Questions
• Comments

Lee Benson

(215) 643-1600 bensonr@upperdublin.net

• S. Michael Murphy

mmurphy@warminsterpa.org

Jason Schiffer

jschiffer@Bethlehem-pa.gov

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