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OPOTA SPO Complete Unit 8Identify the two methods by which an officer may be injured or killed during a vehicle
stop. - ANS-1. Felonious assault
2. Crash
Define the term "vehicle stop." - ANS-Any situation in which the officer deploys directly
from a cruiser.
Identify the two legal foundations for making a vehicle stop. - ANS-1. Probable cause
2. Reasonable suspicion
Identify the primary goal of patrol officer during their tour of duty. - ANS-To maintain
control of situations concerning TRAFFIC and PEOPLE.
Identify the most crucial component of the vehicle stop. - ANS-The assessment
Identify the three general categories of vehicle stops. - ANS-1. Unknown-Risk
2. Elevated-Risk
3. High-Risk
Define the term "unknown-risk vehicle stop." - ANS-A vehicle stop which has an
unknown potential for felonious assault or vehicle crash.
Define the term "elevated-risk vehicle stop." - ANS-A vehicle stop in which the potential
for felonious assault or vehicle crash is elevated.
Define the term "high-risk vehicle stop." - ANS-A vehicle stop where there is a likely
potential for felonious assault.
Identify the sequential order of the eight verbal tactics an officer should use when
making a vehicle stop. - ANS-1. Greet the violator
2. I.D. yourself and your department
, 3. Reason for the stop
4. Justification of the violator for his/her actions
5. Request the suspect's operator's license and CCW license, if necessary
6. Request the suspect's registration and insurance papers
7. Decision upon return to cruiser
8. Close in a professional manner
Identify the four unknown-risk approach patterns. - ANS-1. Standard left-side walk-up
2. Standard right-side walk-up
3. Tactical left-side walk-up
4. Tactical right-side walk-up
Identify the eight action zones through which an officer moves during a walk-up
approach to a suspect's vehicle. - ANS-1. The officer is still inside the cruiser moving or
parked
2. The officer has exited the cruiser with the cruiser door opened or closed
3. The officer is beside the cruiser hood
4. The officer is in the open space between the bumpers of the suspect's vehicle and
the cruiser
5. The officer is beside the trunk area of the suspect's vehicle
6. The officer is at the "suspect contact position," directly behind the trailing edge of the
driver's side door
7. The officer is ahead of the driver's side door
8. The officer is approaching from the right side
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