Defensive tactics

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What are the three pillars of opportunity

Ability,opportunity,intent

Identify from the list below the Florida statue governing all use if for by criminal justice officers

776

Which of the following is defined DI Ch.4 ned as gaining control of a subject by applying pressure or leverage to a joint by locking, it up so that it cannot move?

Mechanical compliance

What is OC pepper spray defined as

Inflammatory

Attention focused, and the officer scans the environment for potential threats

(General awareness of possible threats)

Yellow

Attention is unfocused or preoccupied and the officer is oblivious to potential danger in their environment (Unaware that a threat exists)

White

The threat is assessed and managed through intensified cognitive and physical reactions. Survival stress functions become optimum.

( Specific threat identified and appropriate actions taken )

Red

Awareness of a specific threat encourages pre planning and more intense focus. Physical indicators of stress may become evident

(Recognition that a threat exists)

Orange

Survival stress functions break down. Submission or freezing may occur. An officer may overreact, underreact, or not react to a situation.

(Threat mismanaged due to panicked stress response)

Black

Neck stretch

While standing lean your left ear to your left shoulder for a count of (10 sec ). Stretch chin to chest and head to rear . How sets should you perform in each direction

2-3

Rear fall

As your back make contact with the ground, pull your arms in tightly, or you may swing both your arms out . At what degree should you swing them out?

45

Lunge and twist

Stand with feet about shoulder width apart. Hold both arms in front of you with elbows bent at what degree?

90

What is the role in defensive tactics

Pg255

Restraining , arresting a person

To what range do the cardiovascular training elevates the heart rate

60% to 85%

Survival stress is a mind body reaction to fear . You can increase your coping skills and better prepare for the effects of stress by doing

Give me the 3rd bullet point

If you can not see or control a subject hands how many feet should you be away

25feet

On all pressure points applying pressure longer than 3-5 seconds without a response may result in what ?

Pg 294

What are the two transporter techniques

Hammer lock, shoulder lock

Position the subject facing you with their hands in front and palms facing each other. The subject hands should be about (Blank) inches away from there body

Pg 308

6

Standard vascular neck restraint

Compress the neck until you get compliance or unconsciousness. When applied correctly unconsciousness should occur in less than how may seconds pg348

10

Which of the following best describes gaining control of asubject by causing a temporary impairment of muscular control?

Motor dysfunction

A subject's verbal and or physical refusal to comply with an officer's lawful direction causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control, best identifies:

Passive resistance

A subject's use of physically evasive movements directed toward the officer such as bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to prevent the officer from establishing control over the subject, best defines:

Active resistance

Thistermdescribesasystemofcontrolleddefensiveandoffensivebodymovementsthat criminal justice officers use to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance.These techniques are based on a combination of martial arts, wrestling, and boxing.

Defensive tactics

The subject's combative skills, subject's size, age, weight, and physical condition, and environmental factors, such as physical terrain, weather conditions, etc. are known as some of the:

Situational factors

The process for evaluating the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance, best defines:

Objective reasonableness

The officer's reasons for using force must be consistent with agency policies and training guidelines as well as:

Constitutional and Statutory law

When using an escort or transporter technique, you enter the be aware of your weapon's proximity to the subject.

Danger zone

When conducting a pat down, you should do the following: Use loud, clear verbal commands throughout the process, be aware of verbal and nonverbal cues that indicate the probability of aggressive behavior, and:

Visually scan the subject while assuming the interview stance

Which of the following is a term used by the court to refer to all facts and circumstances known or reasonably perceived by an officer as a basis for a use if force decision?

Totality of the circumstances

Increased breathing and pulse rates, reddened or flushed face, and clenched fists and quivering palms are examples of which of the following:

Non-verbal cues

The seriousness of the crime committed, duration of the confrontation, subject's mental or psychiatric history, fi known, and presence of potential victims/innocents are all considered to be:

Situational factors

Florida statute 776.05, addresses the issue of a law enforcement officer using force to make an arrest, F.S. 776.05 states in part that:

An officer is justified in the use of any force which he/she reasonably believes to be necessary to defend himself/herself or another from bodily harm while making the arrest

The U.S. Supreme Court said in this case: that the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20 perspective of hindsight:

Graham v. Connor

What is the maximum level of response to a subject who attacks with a knife?

Deadly force

An officer witnesses a subject pointing a gun towards a woman. The officer shoots at the subject and misses him. The officer has just used what level of force according to the Force Guidelines?

Deadly force

Asubject is angry at another person and appears to have the intent and ability to cause great harm to that person. In relation to the use of deadly force by an officer, the remaining criteria to be considered is:

Opportunity

A reasonably perceived, imminent threat to an officer or another person based on the subject's actions, behaviors, words, or other indicators. It is a perception derived from the totality of the circumstances. This best defines:

Intent

Youareonpatrolintheparkwhenyouhearyellingfromthewoodedarea. Asyouapproach,a subiect suddenly runs out of the woods directly at you. You are taken by surprise, but move quickly out of the way and deflect the subject by pushing the subject away. Which of the following countermoves have you demonstrated?

Redirection

When using the front kick, on a standing subject, which of the following is the most logical target area?

Lower abdomen

When the knee strike is used as a distraction technique, it is generally aimed at which of the following target areas?

Upper thigh

You have just arrested a subject for loitering and prowling on 9th street. Prior to transporting the subject in your car, you conduct a search of the subject. As you do the search, you miss areas of the subject's body. Which of the following statements is most accurate? You could conduct a better search if you followed a

Systematic, predetermined pattern

You have encountered an aggressive subject who will not obey your lawful commands. Which of the following chemical agents might you use to make the subject cooperate?

Oc

When spraying achemical agent, the most desired effects can be accomplished by directing it at what anatomical part of the body?

The subject head

Scoville heat units determine the heat properties of:

Foods

Which of the following are decontaminants for chemical agents?

Air, water, baby shampoo

Which of the following defines an officer with excellent command presence and professionalism?

An officer who is neat, fit, alert, and walks with erect posture

Which of the following is the distance that must be kept between an officer and a subiect to enable the officer sufficient time to respond to a sudden use of force threat?

Reactionary gap

What is the minimum reactionary gap when you have full visual control of a subiect's hands?

6-9

Which of the following persons should conduct an unclothed, institutional search of a detainee?

An officer the same gender as the subject

After being contaminated with a chemical agent, which of the following is the suggested method for continued breathing?

Rhythmically inhale through the mouth and then forcefully exhale through the nose

Which of the following is referred to as forcefully blinking to clear out the eyes and wash away the particles of contaminants, such as chemical agents?

Strobbing

Which if the following is the most accurate time period within which the effects of a chemical agent (example: pepper sprav) will usually dissipate?

The time period is 20-30 min

Asubject refuses to take his hands out of his pockets and heh refusesto move at the officers firection. What resistance level is described?

Passive

A subject has anchored himself to a small pole to prevent himself from being removed. According to the text what type of resistance is this?

Active

Attacking movements that can cause injury, but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm is known as?

Aggressive resistance

When the officer tried to grab a subject's arm, the subject tried to run from the officer. This is an example of:

Active resistance

The subject grabs any part of the officer's body, best describes:

Aggressive resistance

A subject tries to run an officer down in a vehicle, best describes:

Deadly force resistance

Achieving compliance or custody through the use of empty-handed or leverage-enhanced techniques, such as pain compliance, transporters, restraint devices, takedowns, and striking techniques, best defines:

Physical control

The two main components of pressure point techniques are:

Touch pressure and stabilization

On all pressure point techniques, applying pressure longer than this without a response may result in an adrenaline surge. This may cause the subject to exhibit symptoms similar to survival responses, inability to feel pain, extraordinary strength, or auditory exclusion:

3-5 sec

During an altercation, an innocent bystander isinadvertently contaminated by a chemical agent. The bystander becomes very nervous about the effects of the chemical agent. The officer should:

Not leave that person unattended while the effects of the contaminant are evident

CS is an agent that causes burning and tearing eyes, nasal discharge, and skin and upper respiratory irritation.

Irritant

In effects of OC, fi symptoms are acute, stabilize the subject, maintain an open airway and assure continuous breathing and:

Proper circulation

There may be circumstances in which OC will not deliver the expected results. Identify, from the answers below, a factor which could influence the results of the OC as:

The subject mindset

OC is particularly effective on:

Moist areas of the body

In weapon defense and control, your primary objective is to:

Get the muzzle of a weapon pointed in a different direction than toward you

A controlling technique used to break the subject's balance through the use of leverage finciples, is

Balance displacement

Using great force against a weaker resistance. It is used in conjunction with joint manipulation and/or pain and mechanical compliance ni order to gain control, is:

Leverage

This position is essential in performing any technique. To achieve this your head and hips must be aligned. Your weight distributed evenly. This describes:

Balance

Eating a nutritious diet, get adequate rest, and stay sufficiently hydrated to maximize the benefit of training is known as:

Strategies for optimal physical performance

The verbal and or physical yielding to an officer's authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence, best defines:

Compliance

Discontinuing a command or physical use of force, best defines:

Disengagement

When an officer breaks away from a subject or discontinues a command, best defines:

Disengagement

Increasing that use of force or resistance, best defines:

Escalation

You sidestep this to either the strong or supporting side. This simply means the direction chat the subject comes from.

Direct line of contact

Use loud, clear verbal commands throughout the application of the technique. Assume the offensive ready stance. Sidestep the direct line of attack to either the strong or supporting side. As the subject passes, redirect them by pushing them away and off balance. Striking the upper back or side of the subject's shoulder will cause the subject to spin off balance. This is what technique?

Redirection

This is the officer's ability to convey to subjects and onlookers that you are able and ready to take control:

Officer presence

A subject's response to a combination of _____ describes what form of compliance:

Pain

In striking techniques, power is generated by rotating the upper torso and direction of the strike:

Hips

Which of the following is a transporter technique?

Hammer lock

Which part of the body is considered alethal striking area, with an intermediate weapon?

Head

This method is used to maintain balance and an appropriate stance. It is used when preparing to engage or disengage from a subject in close proximity

Slide step

technique used to move a subject from one point to another with pain compliance and/or technical known as transporters. Sometimes they are called:

Come along holds

A Governmental intrusion into a place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, defines:

Search

When preparing to approach a subject, an officer must place him/herself in the safest possible position. This describes an officer's position in relation to the subject.

Relative positioning

How you approach a subject or enter a scene. The manner and direction from which you approach a subject and the distance you maintain from them throughout the interaction are based on your assessment of the threat and potential harm present.

Body movement

While driving to work, the officer's attention is unfocused and preoccupied, and the officer is oblivious to potential danger in his or her environment. On the threat awareness spectrum, the officer is at what condition?

White

Officers should avoid what two conditions relating to the threat awareness spectrum?

White/Black

What are the fourinstinctual reactions to fear-focused stress?

Fight, flight, posture, and submit

Which of the following best describes experiencing the effects of survival stress and having the stress of hearing lessened or amplified?

Auditory distortion

Officer Edwards is chasing a subject through a yard and trips over a Concrete center block. The officer should use what to reduce the potential for injury:

A falling technique

The movement in a hip escape, moving from side to side while avoiding or defending against an attack, best defines:

Shrimping

_______ are tools designed to temporarily restrain a subjects) movement, to include handcuffs, best defines:

Restraint devices

________ is the exchange of information through verbal and nonverbal methods which provides valuable insight into the likelihood of cooperation and compliance of the subject.

Communication

______ is a controlled, non-emotional communication between the officer and the subiect to solve a problem and for communication.

Dialogue

The subject peacefully protests at a political event in a public location, best describes:

Passive resistance

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