ADPP Session 2 Officer Safety
What are the 10 fatal errors? - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS Communication
What are the 10 tactical options in the tactical options model? - ANS Communication
, Officer presence
Baton
Active armed offender tactics
Tactical disengagement
Weaponless control
Conducted Electrical Weapon
Firearm
Contain and negotiate
OC spray
What are the special circumstances that must be considered when selecting a tactical option? -
ANS 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? - ANS Risk assessment
Take Charge
Action
Plan
What are the officer/subject factors that must be considered when selecting a tactical option? -
ANS Age
Gender
Size
Fitness
Skill Level
Multiple Officers/Subjects
Glock Definition - ANS The Glock Pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading
pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.
Stoppage definition - ANS A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the
user intends that it should fire.
Safe direction definition - ANS 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 - ANS Trigger safety
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