Building Searches

Question 1

Before conducting a building search, realize suspects will always have the…

Answer 1

> Tactical advantage

> Psychological advantage

Question 2

What are the two types of movement during a building search?

Answer 2

> Deliberate

> Dynamic

Question 3

What are traits of a deliberate search?

Answer 3

Slow & Methodical

Question 4

What are traits of a dynamic search?

Answer 4

> Speed

> Surprise

> Violence of action

Question 5

What is the safest technique?

Answer 5

Deliberate

Question 6

What are some concerns of building searching?

Answer 6

> Danger areas

> Ostrich effect

> fatal funnels

Question 7

What are some risk reducing tactics?

Answer 7

> Don’t pass unclear areas

> Never enter and clear with less than 2 officers

> Systematic and thorough

Question 8

Explain threshold evaluation?

Answer 8

> Used to clear a room from outside

> Clear 90% of room prior to entering

> Give chance to orient layout of room

Question 9

What are benefits of the angular search?

Answer 9

You can see suspect but the suspect cannot see you

Question 10

For doorway entry in building searches, where do you position yourselves for inward opening doors?

Answer 10

> Opposite side of doorknob

Question 11

For doorway entry in building searches, where do you position yourselves for outward opening doors?

Answer 11

> On doorknob side