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What is the survival triad
mental, emotional, and physical
thinking that the officer is the only one who can solve the problem
key player thinking
Decrease in officer deaths over the decades are due to:
Technology, training, and equipment
Distance + Cover = _____
Time
when responding officers huddle up (in person or over radio) to share information and begin developing a strategy.
Tactical Pause
what initiates stress?
Fear, excitement, lack of experience and confidence, previous bad experiences, and having too many choices.
Principles for emotional control
Avoid arousal, reduce and control anger, ego control, and avoid key player thinking.
Three documents of a search warrant
Face sheet, warrant application, and return of service
Mental principles to improve officer safety
Attitude, alertness, and attention
entire premises consistent with type of property sought- only look in location where sought item fits.
the reaction someone has to an event, either at the time of the occurrence or later. Could be one of any human emotions.
vulnerable stage.
Exemptions to a search warrant
Consent, stop and frisk, search incident to lawful arrest, plain view, automobile exception, and exigent circumstances.
Preclusive Decisions:
Verbal de-escalation (if appropriate), waiting for back up, maintaining distance, and use cover.
Precipitating Factor.
Principles for physical control
Physical conditioning, sleep, appearance, breathing control, break the tunnel vision, and self talk.
The goal of defusing
to calm the disputants so that conversation is possible
Probable cause, required nexus, four corners of a document (informant), Oath, and Particularly required
A thorough search of the clothing and person ensuring they are not in possession of any weapons, contraband, evidence, or means of escape.
Search incident to arrest
Danger and Opportunity Model
Hazardous Event, Vulnerable stage, precipitating factor, and active/full crisis.
The act of reducing the potential for violence in order to calm the participants and restore order.
Defusing
Keep the peace and restore order, determine if it is a criminal/civil matter, and provides safety to individuals and property.
What is needed for an Inventory Search
Policy, legal custody of vehicle, the owner is unavailable, not searching for evidence, and in general do not damage items.
Components of active listening are:
Empathy, acceptance, congruence, and concreteness.
Five Universal Truths of Human interaction
People feel the need to be respected, would rather be asked then told, have a desire to know why, prefer to have options over threats, and want to have a second chance.
4 ways of de-escalation
deep breathing, verbal calming skills, body language, and paraphrasing.