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This rule establishes a minimum safe following distance for all vehicles under good weather and road conditions.
What is the Three-Second Rule?
This constitutional amendment protects people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
These items are used by a defendant to commit a crime, such as a tool used for a burglary.
What are instrumentalities of the crime?
This is the first and most important step an officer should take when arriving at a scene where medical aid is required, ensuring they don't become a victim themselves.
What is scene safety?
This concept refers to an officer’s ability to maintain a position of advantage and react to a threat while keeping a safe distance from a subject.
What is the reactionary gap?
Under poor road conditions or during emergency responses, officers should increase their following distance to at least this many seconds.
What is the Six-Second Rule?
This is the standard of justification needed for an officer to conduct an investigative stop.
What is reasonable suspicion?
When collecting drug paraphernalia, sharp objects like needles must be placed in puncture-proof packages with this specific warning label.
What is "WARNING: SHARPS"?
This type of bleeding is characterized by bright red blood that spurts in rhythm with the heartbeat and is the most difficult to control.
What is arterial bleeding?
This is a non-lethal technique where an officer uses the large muscle mass of their leg to strike a subject's thigh to cause temporary motor dysfunction.
What is a common peroneal strike?
This vision component refers to the sharpness of vision and is essential for identifying potential hazards.
What is acuity?
According to Terry v. Ohio, an officer may do this to the exterior clothing of a person lawfully detained if they have reasonable suspicion the person is armed.
What is a frisk (or pat-down)?
This is a sworn, written statement by an officer establishing facts to justify an arrest, used by judges to determine if detention was legal.
What is a probable cause affidavit (or arrest affidavit)?
When applying a tourniquet to a life-threatening extremity wound, it should be placed this many inches above the wound (but not over a joint).
What is 2–3 inches?
This term describes the phenomenon where a person’s body weight and position (such as being face-down while handcuffed) interfere with their ability to breathe.
What is positional asphyxia?
When driving off the road to avoid a head-on collision, an officer should aim for these types of items first, as they are considered the least dangerous.
What are soft objects (such as bushes, small trees, or fences)?
This set of facts is sufficient to justify a person's right to sue to obtain money, property, or the enforcement of a right.
What is a cause of action?
A law enforcement official may place a written hold order on suspected stolen property in a pawnbroker's possession for a period not to exceed this many days.
What is 90 days?
This life-threatening condition occurs when the body's organs do not receive enough oxygenated blood; symptoms include pale skin, rapid pulse, and shallow breathing.
What is shock?
These types of techniques are designed to redirect a subject’s force and momentum rather than meeting it with direct head-on strength.
What are redirection or leverage techniques?
This Florida Statute requires all front-seat passengers 18 years of age or older to be restrained by a safety belt.
What is s. 316.614, F.S. (Florida Safety Belt Law)?
If a suspect invokes their right to counsel, an officer must wait this many days after a break in custody before reinitiating contact for interrogation.
What is 14 days?
This judicial rule forbids anyone who will testify from discussing any aspect of a case with anyone but the involved attorneys.
What is the rule of sequestration?
In a "Mass Casualty Incident," this process involves quickly sorting patients into categories based on the severity of their injuries to determine the order of treatment.
What is triage?
This Florida Statute (Chapter 776) governs the use of force by law enforcement officers, including the standards for "Objective Reasonableness."
What is Section 776.05, F.S.?