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| What does the Letter R in the acronym respond stand for? |
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| 1. The Letter R in the Acronym RESPOND stands for step one of the incident response model. The Letter R means Report. Under this first step, an officer should become aware of the situation and surroundings, and inform and communicate with dispatch. Communication is one of the most important parts of law enforcement. The officer should also plan a response as to how to approach the situation, arrive and assess the incident and alarm or inform of any additional support needed. |
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| What are the 3 major parts of Disturbance Resolutions? |
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Definition
| 2. The three major parts of Disturbance Resolution include Approach Considerations (Make a contact decision, Deploy your resources and evaluate the threat level), Intervention options (these include a wide range from presence, to dialogue, to control alternatives, protective alternatives and deadly force), and finally the third part of Disturbance Resolutions would include Follow Through Considerations. These would include steps in your contact such as stabilizing the situation, monitoring/debriefing, searching, escorting or transporting and turnover or release. |
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| What are the 3 major components to approach considerations? |
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Definition
| There are Three major components to Approach Considerations. Those three include Decision-making (justification and desirability), Tactical Deployment (such as control of distance,relative positioning including that with multiple subjects and Team tactics). The third component includes Tactical Evaluation (Threat assessment opportunities, officer/subject factors, specific special circumstances, and level or stage of stabilization |
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To present a visible display of authority
Includes: Open Stance, Ready Stance, Defensive stance |
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To verbally persuade
Includes: Search Talk, Persuasion, Light control talk, Heavy control Talk |
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to safely initiate physical contact
Includes: Blanket the arm, escort position |
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to overcome passive resistance
Includes: Come Along, Pressure Points |
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To overcome active resistance or its threat
Includes: OC, and ECD (Taser) |
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To decentralize
Includes: Secure the head, hug yourself, lower your center, pull in-push down |
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| What are the two parts of Decision Making? |
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Definition
| The two parts of decision making include Justification (is there a legal reason to make contact?), and desirability (Can you control the situation? Is it a desirable situation to make contact in?). |
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Term
| What are the three parts of tactical deployment? |
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Definition
| The three parts of Tactical deployment are: The control of the distance between you and the subject, relative positioning including that of multiple subjects and team tactics |
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Term
| What are the 4 parts of Tactical evaluation? |
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Definition
| The four parts of Tactical evaluation include threat assessment opportunities, officer/subject factors (such as age, size, strength or skill level), special circumstances and the level/stage or degree of stabilization that is required |
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| What are the 5 parts of threat assessment opportunity? |
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Definition
| The 5 parts of threat assessment opportunities include the level of resistive tension and early warning signs such as the subject ignoring you, is excessively emotional, moves in an exaggerated Manor, or stops all moving or has a violent history. Pre-attack postures can also be an indicator or a higher level of threat. Another assessment opportunity would include indication of mental illness, weapon control factors, officer/subject factors (which include size and strength), and special circumstances. |
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| What is Resistive tension? |
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Definition
| Resistive tension is the level of agitation in a subject's body/body language |
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Term
| What is an early warning sign? |
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Definition
| An early warning sign is a signal or certain behaviors provided by the subject that are often associated with a high level of danger to officers. |
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| What are the 5 early warning signs? |
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Definition
The five early warning signs include:
Conspicuously ignores you
Gives you excessive emotional attention
Moves in an exaggerated manner
Ceases all movement
Has a known violent history |
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| What is a pre-attack posture? |
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Definition
| The Pre-attack posture is a behavior that may indicate imminent danger of physical assault |
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| What are the 5 pre-attack postures? |
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Definition
| The 5 typical pre-attack postures include: boxer stance, hand set/clenched fists, shoulder shifts/ or rolling the shoulders forward, target glance (looking at a potential target), and finally the 1000 yard stare- a direct and continuing but unfocused stare. |
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| What are the 4 officer/subject factors? |
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Definition
| The 4 officer/subject factors include Age, size, strength, and skill level. |
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Term
| What is a Special circumstance? |
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Definition
| A special circumstance is a factor or situation that may justify rapid escalation of force or a selection of higher force options. These include the availability of back up, injury or fatigue, presence of innocent people, availability of cover or the availability of the proper equipment. |
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| What are the 9 special circumstances? |
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Definition
| The nine special circumstances include Reasonable perception of threat, special knowledge of the subject, sudden assaults, subjects ability to escalate force rapidly, your physical positioning, injury or exhaustion, equipment or training, availability of backup, or other special circumstances not listed |
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| What are the 5 modes of intervention? |
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Definition
| The five modes within intervention options include Presence, dialogue, control alternatives, protective alternatives and deadly force |
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| What is the purpose of control alternatives? |
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Definition
| The purpose of control alternatives is to overcome passive resistance, active resistance and their threats. |
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What is passive resistance?
What is active resistance? |
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Definition
| Passive resistance is Non-compliant but non-threatening behavior. Active resistance is behaviors which physically counteracts an officers control efforts and creates a risk of bodily hard to the officer, subject and/or other persons. |
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| What are the 4 tactics/tools considered control alternatives? |
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Definition
| The four tactics/tools that are considered control alternatives include Escort holds, which goal is to safely initiate contact, compliance holds which goal is to overcome passive resistance, control devices which goal is to overcome active resistance or its threat and finally, passive countermeasures which has a goal of decentralizing the subject. |
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| What is the purpose of protective alternatives? |
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Definition
| The purpose of protective alternatives is to overcome continued resistance, assaultive behavior or their threats. |
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| The Three tactics under protective services? |
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Definition
| The three tactics under protective alternatives are active countermeasures, incapacitating techniques and intermediate weapon. |
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| What is the goal of active countermeasures? |
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Definition
| The goal of active countermeasures is to create temporary dysfunction of an actively resistive or assaultive subject. The goal of incapacitating techniques is to cause the immediate but temporary cessation of violent behavior, and finally the goal of using intermediate weapons is to impede a subject, preventing him or her from continuing resistive, assaultive, or otherwise dangerous behavior. |
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| What is the purpose of deadly force? |
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Definition
| The purpose of deadly force is to stop the threat. |
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Term
| What is the definition of subject actions which allow for deadly force? |
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Definition
| The definition of subjects actions which allow for deadly force is behavior in which allows an officer to use deadly force is that which has caused or immenently threatens to cause death or great bodily harm to you or another person or persons. But this is not the same as the definition of deadly force. That definition is as follows: the intentional use of a firearm or other instrument, the use of which would result in a high probability of death. |
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| What 3 things must a subject have to justify use of deadly force? |
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Definition
| Subject must have intent, a weapon and a delivery system to justify an officers use of deadly force |
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Term
What are the danger zone distances for Unarmed?
Armed with a club/edged weapon?
Armed with a gun/firearm? |
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Definition
| The unarmed danger zone is less than 10 feet, the club or edged weapon danger zone includes a distance of less than 21 feet, and a gun is that of which is in the line of sight that is unbroken by cover. |
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| What are the three target requirements? |
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Definition
| The three target requirements include Target acquisition, Target identification, and Target isolation |
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Term
| What is the exception to target isolation? |
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Definition
| The exception to target isolation is called the greater danger exception. Essentially this exception allows you to shoot the target without target isolation if the consequences of not stopping the threat would be worse than the possibility of hitting and innocent person. |
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| Preclusion is the elimination of all other visible alternatives. |
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R-REQUEST COOPERATION
E-EXPLAIN REASON
A-ALLOW CHOICE
C-CHECK DECISION
T-TAKE ACTION |
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D-Danger
O-Overriding Concern
N-No Progress
E-Escape |
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| Follow Through Considerations? |
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Definition
Stabilize
Monitor/debrief
Search
Escort
Transport
Turn-over/release |
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Term
| What are the distances for Control of Distance? |
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Definition
Public- more than 12 feet
Social- 4-12 feet
Personal- 1.5-4feet
Intimate- 0-1.5 feet |
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R-Report
E-Evaluate
S-Stabilize
P-Preserve
O-Organize
N-Normalize
D-Document/Debrief |
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