Patrol Procedures Flashcards
When checking your vehicle, what should you check for?
Cleanliness Damage Contraband Functioning lights Emergency equipment Radio/tires/trunk
What is the philosophy of police work?
It’s the backbone of police work
Patrol with a purpose
When should you search your car?
Search inside and out at the start and finish of each shift
After each transport, check for damage and contraband
What are some protective equipment to have?
Gloves
Eye wear
Masks
Bio hazard containers for syringes
What are ways to knowing your geography?
Area orientation
Know physical barriers
High risk crime targets
-24 hr business, banks, check cashing places, restaurants
Frequent criminal activity:bars, drug houses, pawn shops
What are the affects of sudden intense stress?
60-80 beats owe minute-normal resting
115 beats per minute-fine motor skills deteriorate
145 beats- complex motor skill deteriorate
175 beats per minute- cognitive skill deteriorate- fight or flight
At 175 beats per minute, what is affected?
Loss if peripheral vision
Depth perception
Near vision
What are ways to controlling sudden stress?
Tactical breathing: 4,4,4
Stress inoculation: created by realistic scenario training or mental visualization
Conditioned responses: created by proper training
What are the goals of tactical concepts?
1) diminish the possibility of resistance through the application of proper tactics
2) raise the level beyond what the threat is willing to bear
3) create an advantage for out and disadvantage for the threat- proper tactics increases officer/citizen/threat safety and decrease use of force
4) once concepts are learned, decide when to apply for leach situation
How should communication be?
Clear, concise
Pre planing
Provide tactical info
What is action vs reaction?
Need to create reaction time
Cannot react faster than the threat acts
What are ways to respond to calls?
Invisible deployment
Undetected movement
- siren/emergency lights off
- black out car
- park out of sight
What is cover and concealment?
Protection from billets or attacks
Hides you and makes harder to detect
Knowledge of terrain aids in knowing where cover/concealment is
Light control
What is the purpose of perimeters?
Containment/isolation
Closer not always better
Determine the factors of the perimeter size
What are positions of advantage?
Reaction distance
Escape prevention
Minimizing target acquisition
Make/let them come to you
What are unified responses?
Attempt to deal with situations one at a time
Monitor other officers position
Areas of responsibility
Avoid cross fire
Keep threat areas in sight
What is time management?
Slow down the incident
Organize resources to create tactical advantage
Conduct tactical actions on your schedule
What are the tactical S’s?
1) superior numbers
2) superior fire power
3) slow down
4) simple plan
5) speed
6) surprise
When is a tactical withdraw necessary?
Disadvantage as to defeat your mission
Gain distance/time until resources and tactics can be employed
What are the elements of pre arrest/search warrant strategy?
-Brief other officers
Id wanted persons, PC for arrest etc
-Pre notify dispatch
Assignment, location, other officers
-make silent approach
What is the procedure to responding to a commercial or residential alarm?
Treat as a real threat
Invisible deployment
Wait for back up
Search in pairs if possible
Have dispatch call inside if hold up
What are some tactical errors?
Use of siren/unnecessary tire /engine noise
Overdriving location
Being detected
Prematurely blocking exits/escape routes
How should you direct responding units arriving to a burglary?
Exact location Available cover Visible suspects Indications of violence Condition of requesting officer Clear vehicles as you pass
What are tactics to responding to DV calls?
- Invisible deployment
- Communicate with other officers/dispatch
- ask for weapons
- Look/listen prior to contact
- attempt to contact at door
