31 BPOC Arrest And Control
2024 Exam Study Set
What are the 3 basic concepts of weaponless strategies? - Answer -Self Control
-Balance
-Awareness
*The police role in a physical arrest is essentially to protect the public and to take the
violator into custody*. It is important for the officer to maintain physical and emotional
control to ensure the safety of the officer, the arrestee, and the public - Answer Self
Control
________ *balance* consists of being prepared to control your own emotional and
physical self, and then to restrain the violator and, ultimately, the situation, not allowing
the emotional level to overcome your self-control and balance. - Answer Mental Balance
________ *balance* is the position that allows you the *ability to move* while maintaining
balance, strength, and advantage. *Proper positioning* includes staying just outside the
suspect's reach but where you can view everything, with your gun side away from the
suspect and with a balanced stance. - Answer Physical Balance
Balance is both _____ and _____ - Answer Mental and Physical
*Observe* the entire situation and be *aware* of where the suspect's hands are
weapons, associates, or relatives of the suspect, escape routes for the suspect, and
your own footing. - Answer Awareness
· Prevention
· Be aware of potential dangers
· Avoid overextending yourself
· Maintain the proper distance to allow yourself adequate reaction time
· If attacked, move out of the line of force rather than try to stop the force
Are the principles of ____ _____ - Answer Self Defense
Methods of weaponless defense - Answer -Weaponless Strategies
-Ground Techniques
· Touching
· Striking (open hand and closed fist)
, · joint locking
· pressure points
· hand strikes and foot strikes
· blocks (Hands, arms, legs)
Are all ______ ______ - Answer Weaponless strategies
· base get up
· full guard position
· full mount position
· trap and roll
· side mount
Are all ____ ____ - Answer Ground Techniques
Methods of weapons defense - Answer -Chemical and Electrical devices
-Impact weapons
Taser, OC pepper spray, and similar weapons are: - Answer Chemical and Electrical
devices
· straight baton
· expandable baton
· side handle baton
· similar weapons
Are all ______ weapons - Answer Impact weapons
True/False: A *baton* is classified as a weapon capable of inflicting serious bodily injury
or death - Answer True
True/False: Impact weapons *may* be used in lawful situations requiring a degree of
force *GREATER THAN* the use of weaponless strategies but *LESS THAN* the use of
deadly weapons/force - Answer True
JUSTIFICATION OF BATON USE
The officer has the burden to justify the use of a baton by the - Answer Totality of the
circumstances
· Consider the physical stature of the suspect(s) as compared to the officer
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