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Term
The Resistance Control Continuum consists of two levels. What are they?
Definition
Levels of Resistance and Levels of Control
Term

According to the reactionary gap principle, an officer confronted by an unarmed but potentially aggressive subject should maintain the following distance:

a. 3 feet

b. 6 feet

c. 9 feet

d. 5 feet

Definition
6 feet
Term
List 4 pre-attack postures a subject may display prior to assaulting an officer.
Definition

Clinched fists

Aggressive stance, fighting stance, widening of the stance

Leaning toward officer

Looking around for witnesses

Looking for escape routes

Eyeing targets of opportunity (gun grab fixation)

1000-yard stare

Trying to close the reactionary gap

Change in breathing pattern

Term

The principle used to ensure the transfer of maximum kinetic energy to create a motor dysfunction is:

a. principle of control

b. components of resistance

c. fluid shock wave principle

d. brachial stun principle

Definition
Fluid shock wave principle
Term
In order, from low to high, list the Levels of Resistance.
Definition

Psychological intimidation

Verbal non-compliance

Passive resistance

Defensive resistance

Active aggression

Deadly force assault

Term
In order, from low to high, list the Levels of Control.
Definition

Officer presence

Verbal Direction

Soft Control

Hard Control

Intermediate Weapon

Deadly Force

Term
What level of control is the arrival of a police officer in uniform in a marked patrol car?
Definition
Officer Presence
Term
List three individuals an officer may encounter during an arrest.
Definition
Cooperative
Uncooperative
Potentially Uncooperative
Term
Name the Level of Control: Verbal commands of a police officer to a subject
Definition
Verbal Direction
Term
Define 'deadly force' per CRS
Definition
Force, the intended, natural and probable consequence of which is to produce death, and which does, in fact, produce death
Term
Name the Level of Control: Police officer at scene of disturbance is required to strike a subject with a five-cell flashlight in the Common Peroneal Motor Point in order to gain control of the person
Definition
Intermediate Weapon Control
Term

Name the Level of Resistance and Level of Control:

 

Police officer responding to alarm is confronted by subject with a firearm. Officer orders suspect to drop the weapon, however, he refuses and raises the gun and points it at the officer. The officer shoots and fatally wounds the suspect.

Definition
Deadly Force Assault and Deadly Force
Term
Name the Level of Resistance: Person protesting at an abortion clinic refuses to obey the commands of a police officer to leave the premises. When the officer attempts to physically remove the individual (s)he goes limp.
Definition
Passive Resistance
Term
Name the Level of Resistance: Subject pulls away from an officer when he is being escorted from one place to another
Definition
Defensive Resistance
Term

Name the Level of Resistance:

 

Intoxicated subject placed under arrest becomes resistive and begins to kick the officer in the shins

Definition
Active Aggression
Term

Name the Level of Resistance:

 

Officers are dispatched to a breaking and entering in progress. Upon arriving at the scene, the victim describes the perpetrator and the officers remember passing a subject who fits the description. While patrolling the neighborhood, they spot the suspect and order him to stop as they want to talk to him. He reaches into his waistband and pulls out a screwdriver and begins to assault the officer.

Definition
Deadly Force Assault
Term

The zone of recommended safe distances from a subject is referred to as the:

Safe Zone

Reactionary Gap

Safety gap

Danger zone

Definition
Reactionary gap
Term

The relative position which should be avoided, whenever possible, is referred to as the:

 

Interview position

Escort position

Inside position

Outside position

Definition
Inside position
Term

The interview position should be conducted from which relative position?

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 2 1/2

Level 3

Definition
Level 1
Term
Handcuffiing is an example of what level of control?
Definition
Soft Control
Term

When preparing to handcuff a subject, an officer should approach from which relative position?

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 2 1/2

Level 3

Definition
Level 2 1/2
Term
Define Preclusion.
Definition
All other options were precluded. In other words you used deadly force only as a last, desperate resort. This does not mean that you have to use all control options on the use of force continuum before resorting to deadly force. The situation made those options unavailable, unrealistic, ineffective.
Term
Give three examples of "special circumstances" when an officer may be justified in escalating their use of force.
Definition

Injury / exhaustion

Special knowledge of subject

physical location

availability of back-up

proximity to weapons

Term

Name the Level of Control:

Officer responds to a call of a suicidal subject armed with a knife. Upon arrival, the officer finds the subject standing in the street. The subject refuses to obey verbal commands and prepares to cut himself with the knife. From a position of cover the officer fires a Specialty Impact Munitions (SIM) from a shotgun striking the subject in the upper leg.

Definition
Intermediate Weapon Control
Term

After the handcuffs are placed on a subject they should be double locked. This keeps the handcuffs from tightening on the wrists and also makes them harder to defeat.

 

True or False

Definition
True
Term
T/F Handcuffs are temporary restraints.
Definition
True
Term

Name the Parts[image]

 

Definition

Double Strand

Single Strand 

Single Strand with Teeth

Rivet

Swivel

Chain

Key Lock

Double Lock

Term
What case law established the 'Fleeing Felon' Rule?
Definition
Tennessee v Garner
Term
What are the 4 requirements for deadly force?
Definition

Ability

Opportunity

Imminent Jeopardy

Preclusion

Term
What case law established the 'Objective reasonableness' standard?
Definition
Graham v Conner
Term
What is the reactionary gap for a suspect armed with a firearm?
Definition
The line of sight unbroken by cover
Term
Which strike with the hands better to strike the face with
Definition
Palm Heal Strike
Term
What are the five legal parameters for use of force?
Definition

Legal / State

Constitutional

Agency

Training

Ethical

Term
What are the three types of motor skills?
Definition
gross, fine, and complex
Term
Which motor skill is the first to go when the heart rate increases?
Definition
Fine
Term
When disarming a suspect what are two important variables to remember?
Definition
Relative Distance and Weapon Location
Term
Which case covers the Plain Feel doctrine?
Definition
Minnesota v Dickerson
Term
What type of control is Nerve Pressure Points?
Definition
Soft Control
Term
How many days does an officer have to report Use of Force?
Definition
10 days
Term
What are the main reasons officers can use force?
Definition

Make Arrest

Prevent Escape

Overcome Resistance

Term
List five behavioral cues of Excited Delirium Symptoms.
Definition

intense paranoia

extreme agitation

emotional changes

scattered ideas about things

hallucinations

irrational speech

public disrobing

self-inflicted injuries

violence towards objects (especially glass)

unexpected physical strength

Term
Define Bodily Injury
Definition
Physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical or mental condition
Term
At what angle / degree should a baton strike occur?
Definition
45
Term
Which baton strike is most powerful?
Definition
Weapon Hand Strike
Term
What's the most important thing when doing a backwards break fall?
Definition
Tuck the chin
Term
What is the distance between hobble and hog-tie?
Definition
Hog tie is under 12" and Hobble is over 24"
Term
Describe the Contact / Cover principle.
Definition

Cover: officer covers the contact officer. He watches the subject for threat cues, remains alert to the surroundings and remains ready to assist

 

Contact: Officer contacts the subject, asks all questions and gives all verbal directions

Term
In which range of attack would you use the sprawling technique?
Definition
low
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