I think you're describing a PIT (Precision Intervention Technique) maneuver. Its part of the advanced drivers training that police/cool guys get. It doesn't cause a car to flip, it just pushes the cars back end out, causing them to 180 off of the road.
Ideally, two cars would work together. The driver initiating the PIT (Car 1) would maintain contact with the bad guys car until it catches in a ditch/barrier. A trail vehicle (Car 2) would then hit the front of the bad guys car to effectively pin them in. The passengers of Cars 1&2 would then dismount and shoot the shit out of/arrest the bad guys.