Officer Roles
What is a Contact officer?
The officer initiating an action who becomes responsible for conducting the contact.
Additional Personnel refers to...
Responding to a call of being backup.
true or False: Concealment alone can stop and deflect bullets.
False; Concealment alone does not stop or deflect bullets.
“Tombstone courage” is Attempting to handle dangerous situations beyond one ability-T or F
What is True
What does officer safety refer to?
The practical application of tactically sound procedures to perform law enforcement activities in a safe and effective manner
What is a Cover officer?
The officer responsible for surveillance and control of a suspect in order to free the contact officer to perform a thorough investigation.
Te first officer to arrive an initiate any activity is considered a...
One-officer unit
What is cover?
A term associated with combat tactics.
what is ”Inappropriate attitude”mentioned on the slides
what is overconfident/ overly aggressive
What does officer safety involve?
True or False: Officer safety is not a primary responsibility of all peace officers at all times.
False; Officer safety is a primary responsibility of all peace officers at all times.
True or False: In a one-officer unit, backup should automatically assume the role of cover officer.
True.
Examples of Cover include:
Brick walls, buildings
what is Poor positioning
what is abandoning safe location such as leaving to grab objects, being too close in or in front of the suspect
How many safety guidelines are there?
9
True or False: The cover officer initiates in action while the contact officer is responsible for surveillance and control of the suspect.
False; The contact officer initiates in action while the cover officer is responsible for surveillance and control of the suspect.
Does a one-officer unit have to determine if there is a need to call for a cover officer?
Yes.
What is concealment?
Refers to anything that prevents an opponent from observing the officer.
what is Relaxing too soon:
what is not maintaining a position of advantage, letting ones guard down
Officers must approach every encounter with ________ in mind
Officer safety
Is it okay for the contact officer to rely solely on the cover officer for protection?
No, the contact officer should never rely solely on the cover officer for protection.
In a two-officer unit...
The officers should agree upon who will have the role of Cover officer and who will have the role of Contact officer.
Examples of Concealment:
Bushes, small trees, tall grass, large crowds
what are officers on patrol most likely to encounter
what is Domestic violence/ disturbance calls, and burglaries/robberies
Officers must maintain _______
Physical and tactical skills