TENR

Question 1

What is the purpose of TENR

Answer 1

A systematic threat assessment process designed to:
increase staff and public safety
Eliminate preventable harm
Reduce criticism of police

Question 2

Threat is:

Answer 2

Intent (do they have the intent)
Capability (are they capable)
Opportunity (do they have the opportunity)
Environment (what is the environment like)

Question 3

Exposure is:

Answer 3

The potential harm to:
Police employees
Police operations
Members of the public
Reputations of both you as an individual and police

Question 4

Necessity is:

Answer 4

The decision when to respond.
Is it necessary to respond immediately or is it better to delay, or not respond at all

Question 5

Response is:

Answer 5

The plan.
Any use of force must consider all circumstances and must be:
Reasonable, necessary, proportionate (given all circumstances)

Question 6

Reduce the intent by

Answer 6

Using tactical communications
Capability - bring a firearm to a knife incident
Opportunity - create space
Environment - move

Question 7

Tactical options and techniques

Answer 7

Officer presence and communications
Mechanical restraints (cuffs)
Empty hand technique (physical restraints, strikes)
OC spray
Baton, dogs, taser, weapon(s) of opportunity
Firearms and force within reason

Question 8

Tactical communications purpose is

Answer 8

To generate voluntary compliance

Question 9

Define tactical communications

Answer 9

Tactical: a skill or procedure used to achieve a specific end

Communication: the ability to cause an understanding between people using actions and/or words