ADPP Session 2 Officer Safety Questions and Answers
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ADPP Session 2 Officer Safety
ADPP Session 2 Officer Safety
What are the 10 fatal errors? - Answer- Lack of knowledge, apathy and/ or complacency
Taking a bad position.
Poor or no search
Failure to watch hands
Failure to recognise danger signs
Failure to handcuff
Relaxing too soon
Making false assumptions
Sleepy or a...
ADPP Session 2 Officer Safety
What are the 10 fatal errors? - Answer- Lack of knowledge, apathy and/ or
complacency
Taking a bad position.
Poor or no search
Failure to watch hands
Failure to recognise danger signs
Failure to handcuff
Relaxing too soon
Making false assumptions
Sleepy or asleep on the job
Tombstone courage
Firearm Justification - Answer- You are only justified in discharging your firearm
when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life of someone else, or there is
an immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else and there is no other way
of preventing the risk.
Handcuffs Justification - Answer- The decision to handcuff rests with you. Officer
safety is paramount. Generally, you are justified in handcuffing prisoners only when
they have tried to escape, or to prevent escape or injury to themselves or others.
Defensive Spray Justification - Answer- Use defensive sprays only for:
Protection of human life
A less lethal option for controlling people, where violent resistance or confrontation
occurs or is likely to occur
Protection against animals
Baton Justification - Answer- The decision to use your baton rests with you. You may
use your baton if in danger of being overpowered or to protect yourself or others
from injury. The force used must always be reasonable.
Discharge CEW Justification - Answer- Protect human life
Protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is
occurring or imminent
Protect an officer/s in danger of being overpowered or to protect themselves or
another person from the risk of actual bodily harm, or
Protection from animals.
What is the hub of the tactical options model? - Answer- Communication
What are the 10 tactical options in the tactical options model? - Answer-
Communication
Officer presence
Baton
Active armed offender tactics
Tactical disengagement
, Weaponless control
Conducted Electical Weapon
Firearm
Contain and negotiate
OC spray
What are the special circumstances that must be considered when selecting a
tactical option? - Answer- Proximity to a Weapon
Special Knowledge
Injury or Exhaustion
Ground Position
Disability
Imminent Danger
Drugs/Alcohol
Mental State
What are the 4 stages on the outside of the tactical options model? - Answer- Risk
assessment
Take Charge
Action
Plan
What are the officer/subject factors that must be considered when selecting a tactical
option? - Answer- Age
Gender
Size
Fitness
Skill Level
Multiple Officers/Subjects
Glock Definition - Answer- The Glock Pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated
self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.
Stoppage definition - Answer- A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from
firing, when the user intends that it should fire.
Safe direction definition - Answer- A safe direction is a direction in which any
unintentionally fired shot, would be safely stopped and contained with no human
injury, and at most, only minimal property damage.
Glock Safety Features - Answer- Trigger safety
Firing pin safety
Drop safety
General firearm safety principles - Answer- - Treat firearms as if they are loaded.
- Be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times never allow
the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless required by your
duties as a police officer.
- Keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on target
and you have decided to fire.
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