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| The principles of honor, morality and accepted rules of conduct that govern an individual or group. |
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| Behavior and attitude patterns exhibiting standards and character marked by pride in oneself and one’s career, respect for the people served and commitment to the continued development of skills in the pursuit of excellence. |
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| The failure to do that which a PST has a directed or moral obligation to do; careless or reckless performance of one’s duties. |
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| The duty of a responsible party to take action to prevent harm to the public or another party. |
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| The taking of testimony under oath. |
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| Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) / Teletypewriter (TTY) |
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| Receives calls and communicates through typing with citizens who are hearing impaired and/or unable to verbally communicate. |
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| Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) |
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| An electronic database that provides call information, response unit availability, criminal records, vehicle registration and other outside information sources. |
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| Search engines that provide accurate locations based on physical address and/or longitude and latitude coordinates. |
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| Used to obtain and input criminal justice intelligence utilizing local, state and national databases and add it to the NCIC/FCIC hot files. |
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| Interoperable Radio Systems |
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| A pathway for radio communications between multiple jurisdictions, multiple disciplines, and/or disparate radio systems. |
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| Next Generation 911 (NG911) |
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| Emerging technology allowing communication through text, pictures and videos. |
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| Something that actually exists and can be verified. It is something that has been proven. |
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| A process of deriving a conclusion not only based on fact but also based on human perception, opinion and logic. It is derived by reason. |
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| Is showing respect not only to people of different races but to cultures, geographical areas, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and economic status. |
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| One that requires an immediate response due to imminent threat to life or property. |
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| Is a non-critical situation where no imminent threat exists. |
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| The geographical area over which an entity may exercise control. It defines the proper boundaries for interpreting and applying the law by power, right or authority. |
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| Multi-Functional Dexterity |
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| The successful simultaneous performance of two or more tasks by one individual; the individual must be able to write, type, listen and talk at the same time with accuracy. |
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| Involves an offense against society and can be penalized by punishment. |
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| Involves disputes between private individuals or disputes involving contractual matters and are penalized by fines, forfeitures, or some other non-criminal sanction |
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| An event that is currently taking place and requires an immediate response. |
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| An event that occurred within a short period of time. |
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| Past Event Call/also known as delayed call |
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| An incident that has already occurred and is over. |
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| An armed person who has or intends to use any type of weapon to inflict deadly physical force on others and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. |
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| Perpetrator dreams of carrying out an act. |
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| Perpetrator researches and determines logistics and planning. |
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| Perpetrator gathers equipment needed to carry out event. |
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| The suspect has made plans and has committed to carrying out the act. Suspect is moving toward the intended target and will most likely be carrying the tools that are needed to complete the incident. |
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| Involves an individual being held against their will. |
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| When individuals are taken hostage. |
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| Demands have been received and negotiations are in progress between the suspect and law enforcement. |
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| The final phase which will result in surrender, suspect arrested or killed, or demands met. |
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| A subject that has blocked themselves in an area. |
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| Information about the suspect is obtained. |
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| Officers are on scene and securing the surrounding area. |
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| The final phase which could end in arrest, recovery or fatality of the suspect. |
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| The act of taking one’s own life. |
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| Actively doing harm to one’s self while attempting to commit suicide. |
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| A threat to take one’s own life whether or not they have the ability or means to carry out the threat. |
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| Anyone whose whereabouts is unknown regardless of the circumstances of the disappearance. |
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| Wrongfully taking or carrying away of one person by another by force, fraud or persuasion. |
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| An urgent bulletin containing critical information about a child abduction case. |
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| An urgent bulletin system to aid local law enforcement in the rescue of an elderly person with a cognitive impairment who is lost or missing. |
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| An urgent bulletin containing a subject and/or vehicle description of persons that pose a serious threat to the public after an officer has been seriously injured, killed, or goes missing in the line of duty. |
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| The threat to harm another person by force with the ability to carry out the threat. |
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| Any actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against that person’s will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to another person. |
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| BOLO (Be On the Look Out) / ATL (Attempt to Locate) |
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| Establish, maintain and/or broadcast a description of persons or property of interest. |
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| Unlawfully entering a dwelling, structure, or conveyance with the intent to commit a crime inside. |
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| Destroying or damaging public or private property maliciously. |
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| Means spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently residing together as if a family or who have resided together in the past as if a family, and persons who are parents of a child in common regardless of whether they have been married. |
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| Driving Under the Influence |
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| Driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any chemical substance to the extent that the person’s normal faculties are impaired. |
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| A serious crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state penitentiary or correctional facilities for a year or more. |
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| Unlawful killing of a human being. |
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| A court order by which an individual is required to perform, or is prohibited from performing, a particular act. |
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| Criminal offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment in a county correctional facility not in excess of one year. |
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| To chase in the attempt to apprehend whether on foot or by vehicle. |
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| Knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes a law enforcement officer engaged in the execution of legal process, or lawful execution of a legal duty. |
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| Restraining Order / Protection Order |
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| A command of the court issued upon the filing of an application for an injunction, prohibiting the defendant from performing a threatened act until a hearing on the application can be held and an injunction is issued or denied. |
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| The intentional and unlawful taking of money or property from another person through the use of force, violence, assault, or threat where the victim was placed in fear. |
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| Any non-consensual touching of the intimate parts of another. This could include union with the sexual organ of another; or oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by someone or some object. |
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| A person, who maliciously and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyber stalks another person. |
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| An elite group of responders trained to deal with unusually dangerous or violent situations and having special weapons more powerful than standard issue. |
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| The taking of another person’s property with the intent to either temporarily or permanently deprive the person of a right to the property or benefit the property provides. |
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| Willfully entering or remaining on some form of real property without authorization, license, or invitation; or, returning to or ignoring a prior request to stay off real property without the intent of committing a crime. |
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| A written order issued by authority of the state and commanding the seizure of the person named |
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| Is a non-invasive level of emergency medical care provided by emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics used to treat patients with illness or injury. |
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| (Emergency Medical Technician) A certified healthcare provider who is trained to treat and transport victims of emergencies. They provide basic life support |
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| Emergency medical care provided by paramedics that involves invasive procedures. |
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| A certified healthcare provider who is trained to treat and transport victims of emergencies. They provide advanced life support. |
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| A response with the use of lights and sirens.May be referred to as a “hot” response. |
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| Non-Emergency Response Mode |
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| A routine response without the use of lights and sirens. May be referred to as a “cold” response. |
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| MCI – Mass Casualty Incident |
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| An incident where the number and severity of casualties exceeds the capability of the responder’s initial resources. |
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| Air Rescue Transport Unit |
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| A licensed aeronautical transport unit used for the purpose of rapid patient transport. |
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| The type of hospital that provides trauma surgeons, specialized medical personnel, and equipment to deliver care for severely injured patients. |
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| A method used by emergency medical personnel to grade the severity of a traumatic injury and determine the need to transport to a designated trauma center. |
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| AED – Automated External Defibrillator |
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| A portable device that checks the heart rhythm and if needed, can send an electric shock to try to restore a normal rhythm. |
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| CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| An emergency procedure where the heart and lungs are made to work by manually compressing the chest and/or forcing air into the lungs. |
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| CVA – Cerebrovascular Accident |
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| A test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
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| A specified ground area for landing a helicopter. |
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| Excessive and dangerous intake of a drug or medication whether accidental or intentional. |
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| Partial or full blocking of the airway. |
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| A person whose body is unable to regulate blood sugar. Symptoms may mimic those of intoxication. |
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| Being subjected to something which may have a harmful effect, such as infectious agents, extremes of weather, or radiation. |
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| A deep cut or tear on the skin. |
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| Changes in the brain’s electrical activity. |
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| Removal of a trapped victim. |
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| A specialized skill that utilizes life safety ropes and related equipment to reach victims. |
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| An incident involving an uncontrolled fire, an imminent hazard, the presence of smoke or the odor of something burning, the uncontrolled release of a flammable or combustible substance, or a fire alarm sounding. |
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| An incident that does not present risk to life, limb or property. |
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| The main unit assigned to a particular call. |
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| Additional unit(s) assigned to the same call. |
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| Basic fire apparatus that has a self-contained pump used for pumping water through hoses to extinguish the fire. |
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| Apparatus that is able to reach fires or situations in multiple story buildings when they are unable to be reached by ground crews. |
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| A four-wheel drive vehicle that is capable of responding to off-road incidents. |
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| Used for fire suppression and/or water rescue. |
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| Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF): |
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| A specialty vehicle used exclusively for aircraft firefighting. |
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| A unit used to respond and/or transport for medical emergencies. |
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| An international radio distress term. |
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| When the water supply line is laid from the hydrant to the incident. |
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| When the water supply line is laid from the incident to the hydrant. |
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| Alpha/Bravo/Charlie/Delta |
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| Sides of a structure with alpha being the address side of the structure continuing counter-clockwise through bravo, charlie, and delta. |
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| First, Second, Third Alarms |
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| Categories of fires indicating the level of response by local authorities. |
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| A fire that overwhelms or envelops completely. |
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| The fire is no longer a threat. |
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| A quick search of all compartments in a structure for victims. |
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| Once the fire is under control a second search of the structure will be conducted. |
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| Declared after the secondary search is complete. |
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| Personal Accountability Report (PAR) |
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| A system that is used to track the location of firefighters while operating on the emergency scene. |
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| Property near the fire that may become involved by transfer of heat or burning materials from the main fire. |
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| Willful and unlawful damages by fire to any dwelling, structure or property. |
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| When a unit has arrived in the area and is standing by awaiting assignment from the incident commander or the unit is waiting on law enforcement to arrive on scene before entering. |
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| Substances (solids, liquids or gases) that when released are capable of causing harm to people, the environment and property. |
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| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
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| An agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that coordinates a response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. |
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| Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
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| An agency that provides the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. |
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| The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments often for ideological or political reasons. |
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| Terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country. |
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| Terrorism practiced in one’s own country against one’s own people. |
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| States that use force or the threat of force without declaring war to terrorize citizens and achieve a political goal. e.g. Hitler |
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| Terrorism used to seek to form self-determination which may range from gaining greater autonomy to establishing a completely independent sovereign state. They consider themselves freedom fighters. e.g. Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
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| Eco-Terrorism and Animal Rights |
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| The use or threat of the use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by an environmental oriented group for environmental-political reasons: e.g. Greenpeace, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). |
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| Any premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents (hacking). |
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| A subset of terrorism in which terrorist groups participate directly in the cultivation, manufacture, transportation, or distribution of controlled substances and the monies derived from these activities. e.g. Taliban |
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| Using nuclear materials as a terrorist tactic with the intent to cause massive devastation; attacking nuclear facilities, purchasing or building nuclear weapons, dispersing radioactive materials. |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) |
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| Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. |
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| Physical, mental or emotional factors that cause bodily or mental tension. |
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| Any stress associated with pleasant experiences or positive emotions. |
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| Any stress reaction resulting from unpleasant or harmful events or consequences. |
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| Any factor with the potential to produce stress. |
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| Any situation faced by PSTs that causes them to experience unusually strong emotional reactions which have the potential to interfere with their ability to function on duty or later. |
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