Protests Flashcards by Andrew Loos

Protests:

What additional factors could influence the response of the department during civil unrest?

A. Crowd size, location, baton strikes
B. Crowd rowdiness, crowd size, location
C. Crowd size, location and time of day.

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Protests:

Ideally police actions during peaceful protests will be (blank)

A. Exceptional
B. Minimal
C. Oriented around presence
D. Dictated by HSST

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T/F During protests the department does not rely on Incident Command Structure (ICS).

F. It does

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Department supervisors are responsible for attempting to speak with…prior to the protests
A. Protest organizers
B. PEAP
C. Civilian Review board

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Department supervisors should speak with members of the media and …as well

A. Legal teams
B. Legal observers
C. Legal counsel

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Officers will be identifiable by a name plate or badge on their uniform as well as their name on ….

A. The back of their helmets
B. Their plate carriers
C. On an identifiable place of their gear

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Officers will/may give their names and P#s if asked to do so

Will

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To maintain impartiality officers will/should avoid fraternizing with groups at a protest

Will

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T/F. In labor disputes, officers should not enter the property where a protest is occurring, except for official business.

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Officers will/will not take photos of the protests or with the protesters

Will not

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Protests.

Officers without BWC will be assigned with officers that (have/don’t have) a BWC

Have

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Protests (anticipated):

The affected Area command and support command bureau commanders are responsible for (dictating; acting as liaison) with LVMPD and event organizers

Acting as liaison

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Protests Anticipated; Patrol Bureau and Support Operations Bureau captains or designees will:
Communicate expectations and restricted actions to:

A. Patrol officers
B. Event organizers
C. Office of the Sheriff

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Protests Anticipated; Patrol Bureau and Support Operations Bureau captains or designees will

Assist with planning meetings between the organizers and the (bureaus/area commands) affected

Bureaus

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Protests Anticipated; Patrol Bureau and Support Operations Bureau captains or designees will

Arrange for medical/fire personnel to be … nearby when necessary

A. Staged
B. Informed
C. Informed

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Protests Anticipated; Patrol Bureau and Support Operations Bureau captains or designees will

Research and asses…from previous events
A. Statistics
B. Deployment strategies
C. Areas of improvement
D. Information

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Protests Anticipated; Patrol Bureau and Support Operations Bureau captains or designees will

T/F. Forward information regarding the protest(s) to Fusion Watch and the Deployment Operation Center (DOC) if activated.

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Supervisor responsibilities prior to an anticipated protest:

Supervisors will complete an IAP with the assistance of …. based on needs

A. MACTAC
B. Events Planning.
C. ARMOR

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Supervisor responsibilities prior to an anticipated protest

Events Planning/Office of the Sheriff will maintain the template for Protest IAP’s

Events Planning

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Unplanned Protests, Officer responsibilities:

Will assess the event and update Location, number of protestors, ID of organizers, any indicators of unlawful or disruptive activity and…

A. The presence of counter protestors
B. The presence of food vendors
C. Event permit status

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Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities:

If the protest requires consistent monitoring, the supervisor assigned will form an…
A. Task Force
B. Defensive perimeter
C. ICP

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Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities:
Supervisor or IC will assess; evolving threats to …

A. Public safety
B. Private property
C. Government facilities

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Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities:

Supervisors will assess unlawful actions, violations of ordnances and violations of laws by (protestors/officers)

Protestors

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Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities:

Will/should assess the Movement of vehicles and pedestrian safety concerns.

Will

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Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities: Will/should assess the impact of protests on businesses and commerce

Will

Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities: Supervisors will/could assess the level of communication and cooperation with event organizers, professional members of the media and legal observers

Will

Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities: The positioning of officers and crowd management tactics, the need for overwatch, need for police protective equipment, additional units (in the box squads), the need for a scribe, environmental factors, staging of medical services and the need to video record protestors are all the responsibilities of the (supervisor/officers on scene)

Supervisor.

Unplanned Protests, supervisor responsibilities: At minimum, the area command captain/area command LT will be made aware of the protest that requires continuous oversight.

Area command captain.

Communications during protests A…. or public address system should be used to increase the likelihood that all crowd members can hear police commands. A. Bull horn B. Speaker C. 1MC D. Loudspeaker

Communications during protests Police officers will/will not enter a hostile crowd for the sole purpose of communication

Will not

Communications during protests ``` Supervisors are responsible that All orders given to protestors be consistent, lawful and… A. Appropriate for the circumstances B. Authoritative C. Brief D. Accommodating ```

Order to disperse: When confronting a hostile crowd or public safety has been compromised the department will declare it an (lawful but awful/unlawful) assembly and the order to disperse will be given.

Unlawful

``` Orders to Disperse: How many times will the order to disperse be given? 1 3 5 6 ```

Orders to Disperse: If there is an immediate threat of physical harm or death to a person then… A. The order to disperse will be given Once B. No order to disperse must be given. C. The dispersal order will be given bit the reasonable amount of time to allow for compliance will not be followed.

Orders to Disperse: The order to disperse will be determined by the IC upon consultation with the on scene (LT, DC)

Orders to Disperse ``` The dispersal order will include; a description of the unlawful act, the most convenient routes of dispersal, and a warning that force will be used and that protestors may be… A. Shot B. Cited C. Arrested D. Warned ```

Orders to Disperse ``` The dispersal order will be repeated in Spanish by a Spanish speaking officer if a contingent of the crowd speaks… A. Swahili B. German C. Pennsylvania Dutch D. Spanish. ```

Orders to Disperse Continued guidance and direction will/should be given on how to disperse

Will

Orders to Disperse The order to disperse will be logged by the IC and the communications Bureau Dispatcher and the IC should/will attempt to log the dispersal announcement on BWC to include the time, location and officer giving the order.

Should.

Orders to Disperse Members of the media and legal observers must/WILL witness the event from a distance outside of the dispersal order.

Must

Orders to Disperse Officers will/should attempt to give direction and warnings to professional members of the media and legal observers (or their liaisons or organizers) prior to making detentions, arrests, or issuing citations.

Should

Arrests During a Protest ``` When enforcement action is warranted in protests, selective arrests are preferred over … A. Mass uses of force B. Mass arrests C. Violent arrests D. Mass citations ```

B. Mass arrests.

Arrests During a Protest Who authorizes arrests A. Area commander B. Sheriff’s designee C. IC D. On scene LT and time permitting the IC

Arrests During a Protest In making arrests a supervisor will consider the following: Consider the location, timing, method of arrest and…available. A. Resources B. Specialized units C. Fire fighters D. Emergency management services

Arrests During a Protest In making arrests a supervisor will consider: Consider an arrest team with a minimum of a … and multiple officers. A. K9 B. HSST Officer C. Supervisor D. Use of Force Expert

Arrests During a Protest In making arrests a supervisor will consider Individual officers are (not precluded/precluded) from making individual arrests to diffuse a situation.

Not precluded

Arrests During a Protest In making arrests a supervisor will consider (Primarily/Not) arresting legal observers or professional members of the media performing their respective functions.

Not

Arrests During a Protest In making arrests a supervisor will inform the IC (immediately/as soon as possible) if a legal observer or a professional member of the media is arrested.

As soon as possible

Arrests During a Protest An officer documenting an arrest: Will/should Make certain that their P#, location, and time of arrest have been communicated to any unit that is assisting in the booking process at the time the arrestee is handed off to another officer.

Will

Arrests During a Protest An officer performing an arrest will ensure that … for the arrest and … of a crime for each arrest are clearly articulated on the DOAR. A. PC, circumstances B. Elements, circumstances C. PC, Elements

Arrests During a Protest T/F. An officer performing a felony arrest will do so under the same event number as the protest.

F. They will generate a separate event number.

Arrests During a Protest The IC will/should coordinate and direct the process for the booking of an arrestee and their prisoner transport with DSD personnel to ensure that it is completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Will

Arrests During a Protest IC responsibilities Will/should Assign additional officers to assist in the booking process if needed and verify all required documentation for arrests has been completed and collected.

Will

Arrests During a Protest IC responsibilities Will request prisoner transport vehicles if … arrests occur A. Many B. Mass C. 3 D. 5

UoF during a protest Uses of Force will be documented according to UoF policy and the IC WILL be notified … A. Immediately B. As soon as practical C. After the event D. After professional members of the media.

UoF during a protest Officers should/will generate a separate event number from the overall protest to report uses of force

Should.

UoF during a protest I’m circumstances where SWAT uses multiple applications of force, … will create a new event number to report incidences against several subjects or a hostile crowd that have occurred within a close proximity or time. A. IC B. Area LT C. SWAT D. Legal Observers.

UoF during a protest The deployment of aerosol irritants will only be used at the direction of the… A. WC B. DC C. BYOB D. IC

UoF during a protest The UoF and application of force tools will/will not be indiscriminate

Will not.

Field Force Extrications I’m instances where protestors have intentionally used a device that secures themselves or animals to one another or a fixed item; de-escalation efforts will be … used. A. Discretionally used B. Initially C. Intentionally

Field Force Extrications If persons using a device to secure themselves to others or a fixed objects refuse to free themselves they will be informed that they are under arrest and … A. Immediately extricated B. Extricated C. Be given additional time to comply

Field Force Extrications T/F. For field force extrications, it is the responsibility of the IC to request HSST to respond.

Field Force Extrications ``` The HSST Supervisor will give … options for extricating subjects. A. Reasonable B. Timely C. Taciturn D. Tactical ```

Field Force Extrications First responding Officer will/should confirm protestors are locked in devices.

Will

Field Force Extrications Officers will: Make contact with the locked protesters, gather information (protester’s cause, organizer/spokesperson) and relay to… A. IC B. BBC C. DC D. Dispatch

Field Force Extrications Officers will: Contact…if it is determined that the protest is related to an organized labor union. A. Robbery B. SIS C. Area Command PD

Field Force Extrications Supervisor Will: Establish ICS and determine if a criminal offense has occurred as well as assessing if… A. The protestors need to be immediately removed from the area B. The protestors are seriously committed to their cause C. The protestors are being verbally aggressive

Field Force Extrications Supervisors: I’d protestors refuse to unlock themselves a dispersal order will/may be given

Will

Field Force Extrications T/F. Supervisors will request HSST if protestors refuse to unlock themselves and disperse after being given a dispersal order.

Field Force Extrications Supervisors will/should direct officers to create a buffer zone

Will

Field Force Extrications Supervisors will form an arrest team to take custody of locked protestors once they become extricated and consider notifying…if mass arrests occur A. Area LT B. DSD C. IC D. WC

Field Force Extrications T/F. Unit supervisors will: Ensure all reports are completed and send copies to the HSST supervisor who will submit the afteraction report.

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