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100
Through effective traffic enforcement, you can collect intelligence to prevent or resolve criminal incidents such as:
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Car theft and carjacking
People with outstanding warrants and escaped prisoners
Drivers with a suspended licenses
Abused kidnapped and runaway children
Possession of illegal weapons
Drug use or trafficking
Impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or chemical or controlled substances
Criminals fleeing crime scenes
Uninsured motorist
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100
Title 18 Section 242 of the United States Code deals with
Discriminatory Or Bias-Based Policing
14th Amendment
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100
A traffic stop begins the moment you observe a violation that merits the stop. What are the steps for an unknown risk traffic stop?
1: Follow a vehicle through traffic until it is safe to make the traffic stop
2: Notify dispatch of the stop
3: Select a safe location to stop
4: Activate emergency equipment to communicate to stop to the driver
5: Park the patrol vehicle
6: Conduct a visual assessment of the vehicle in occupants
7: Exit the patrol vehicle
8: Determine the safest approach technique
9: Interact with the driver and passenger
10: Choose a course of action
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primary officer considerations when involved in a high-risk traffic stop
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Keeping yourself and the public safe
Recognizing a suspect vehicle from a BOLO description
Relaying what you observed to dispatch any other responders
Stopping the driver's vehicle safely
Arresting the suspects for the crime listed on the BOLO
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100
What are the three types of common traffic law violations and give an example of each
Moving
Nonmoving
Criminal
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What are two other places that you may have to conduct a traffic stop that is less than ideal
The left side of the road
On the road
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the driver must provide proof of compliance to the clerk of court within 30 days and pay a fine and court cost if charged with what
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safety of vehicle: inspection
failure to display valid drivers license
failure to possess a valid registration
failure to maintain proof of insurance
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200
What are the three types of Florida drivers license
Commercial
Noncommercial
Learners
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200
What is a minority?
a smaller segment of a population, differing from the majority by one or more characteristics.
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What is traffic flow?
the general speed and direction of vehicle or pedestrian movement
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In an ideal situation, a safe stopping location should have an unobstructed view between the suspect's vehicle and the patrol units and be:
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Visible to oncoming traffic and all involved officers
In a place that the vehicular and pedestrian traffic can be stopped or redirected to a safe location
Away from heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic
Large enough to accommodate two or more backup units
On a wide and straight roadway
In an open or rural area versus a business area
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200
A new format of licenses began in 2017. Before 2017 what color was the learner's license and what did it change to in 2017?
Before: Yellow
After: Orange
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200
What are some clues that the license plate on a vehicle does not belong to that vehicle
the way it is attached
the age of the license plate attachment relative to the age of the plate
an expired registration sticker or tampered-with decal
paint or dark film on the license plate
the presence of dead insects on the plate, suggesting it was the front plate of another vehicle
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200
What may you do to a vehicle if you make an arrest during a stop
search it, impound it, or retain it
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300
After 2017 informational alerts became designations. Also after 2017, what is designated by an "A" or "O" on the front and "A-MTRCL Also" or "O-MTRCL" on the back and no longer written out on the front?
Motorcycle Endorsements
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300
What are some ways you can de-escalate tension in a traffic stop:
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300
the backup officer should not use what(1) in order to avoid what(2) and should instead use what(3)
1: front emergency lights
2: blinding or silhouetting
3: only rear emergency lights
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300
position all backup vehicles at least what so that all vehicle doors can open completely facing the suspect vehicle
2 door widths apart in a fan formation
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300
What information should you relay to dispatch?
(NAME 3/7)
Your radio identification number
Your location such as the Street plus a cross street or a house number or mile marker
Your general direction of travel north, south, east, or west
A description of the driver's vehicles including color make approximate year
The license plate number and state of issue
The number of occupants and description if possible
The need for backup or other assistance as required
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what may indicate a stolen vehicle
popped or damaged ignition
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300
You are required to what before acting in a high-risk traffic stop situation
request and wait for backup
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400
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Developmentally Disabled
FWC Lifetime Boater
FWC Lifetime Freshwater
FWC Lifetime Hunting
FWC Lifetime Saltwater
FWC Lifetime Sportsman's
Insulin Dependent
Organ Donor
Veteran
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400
What are some tools you can use to help with language barriers?
Interpreter
Gestures
Mobile phones translating apps
Your agency may have a translation service
Passengers (last resort)
Writing notes
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400
What are some signs of threats?
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Moving excessively and nervously
Watching you intently beyond normal curiosity
Moving towards the floorboard or backseat
Making excessive motion that seems Beyond natural curiosity
Sitting in a rigid wooden posture
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what are the verbal commands for high-risk traffic stops?
1 roll down the window
2 unlock the door with your left hand
3 raise your hands again where I can see them
4 use your left hand to turn off your engine
5 remove and place your keeps outside on the roof of your vehicle
6 open the door from the outside with that same hand
7 put your hand back above your head
8 exit the vehicle on the driver's side
9 keep your hands visible and put them above your head while facing away from me
10 step away from the vehicle
11 kick the door closed
12 extend your arms above your head
13 lift the back of your shirt by the collar
14 slowly turn in a complete circle
15 stop, turn and face away from me
16 slowly step backward toward the sound of my voice
(if the vehicle has four doors
stop at the back door
open the back door)
17 continue backing up until I tell you to stop
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How might a driver indicate that they know you are asking them to stop
Look in the rearview mirror and make eye contact
400
the UTC is used for certain nontraffic felonies and misdemeanors that can result in blank and blank of the driver's license.
Suspension and revocation
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400
What is usually the most effective and readily available cover
Your patrol vehicle
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500
Differentiate between Class A, B, C, and E
A: 26,001+ lbs. (Towed vehicle is 10,000+ lbs.)
B: 26,001+ lbs. straight truck (all axles attached to a single frame)
C: Less than 26,001 lbs. 15+ people
E: Less than 26,001 lbs. 50 cc or less
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500
Communication can be encouraged by consistently demonstrating professionalism and remembering to do what
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Be patient
Speak clearly
Treat people with respect
Avoid talking down to anyone or being demeaning
Listen carefully to what people have to say
Explain fully what is expected and what you are doing
Referrer motorist to the appropriate person within your department if you are unable to answer all their questions
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500
What are the three copies of a paper UTC?
white: complainant (retained by the court)
yellow: summons (driver's copy)
pink: officer's copy
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document the incident including:
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all info gathered from the time of roll call to locating the suspect
confirmation of the warrants
contact with and possible arrest of the suspect
any seized evidence
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500
Describe the offset-angle position
Align the center of your vehicle's hood with the taillight of the driver's vehicle and point your vehicle's nose outward into the flow of traffic. Turn your wheels away from traffic.
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500
what are the two types of UTCs
Paper
Electronic
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what is a take-down area
a tactical area of disadvantage that the officer can use to handcuff and search the driver or passengers
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