Traffic Stops
You should consider yourself lucky if an officer issues you this during a traffic stop
What is a warning?
These people are the most visible representatives of the government in American society.
Who are Police Officers?
Police Officers will commonly touch this during a traffic stop to leave evidence that they had contact with the vehicle.
What is the rear or trunk of the car?
This top law enforcement officer is elected by the people and not appointed by government.
What is a Sheriff?
These are two important details that an officer will relay to dispatch when making a traffic stop.
What are license plate and location?
Most of the publics perceptions of the police come from this.
What is media?
The ‘funky’ form of the alphabet that is used by officers when calling in a license plate to dispatch.
What is the phonetic alphabet?
The number of people supervised by one manager.
What is Span of Control?
Under the right conditions, a police car should use this type of vehicle placement during a traffic stop.
What is offset?
These are official paths through which orders flow through management to personnel who carry out the orders.
What are Channels of Communication?
Officers should always try and avoid this, by not standing directly in front of the drivers side window.
What is the danger zone?
This means every individual only has one supervisor.
What is Unity of Command?
The person or persons that police officers should notify prior to initiating a traffic stop.
Who is dispatch?
This establishes definite lines of authority and channels of communication.
What is a Chain of Command?
The equipment that is found on police cars that officers should leave on during a traffic stop.
What are emergency lights?
The division of law enforcement that enforces traffic laws, investigates traffic accidents and assists motorists. (They usually do not conduct criminal investigations)
What is the Highway patrol?
The branch of government that controls the operations of police departments.
Issuing a citation or warning, helping a motorist, investigating a suspicious vehicle and investigating suspicious activity unrelated to a vehicle.
What are the 4 primary reasons to conduct a traffic stop?
The law enforcement department that conducts criminal investigations, serves subpoenas and investigates traffic accidents.
What is a sheriffs department?
Officers should always maintain this when speaking with the driver during a traffic stop.
What is a professional manner?
Each police department has these which makes them unique and different from each other.
What are uniform, badge, and identification cards?
The person who is usually the top administrator within a police department.
Who is a Police Chief?