LEO CERT EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Patrol Interdiction Team - ANSW//What is P.I.T?
An immediate patrol response to interdict and resolve "in-progress" calls where no other options are
readily available - ANSW//What is the purpose of a P.I.T?
P.I.T. - ANSW//________ is not a S.W.A.T. team. It is only used to resolve an immediate life threatening
crisis.
♦ A rapid deployment of patrol officers
♦ Interdicts and saves human lives
♦ Develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for patrol officers to resolve an in-progress critical
incident - ANSW//What criteria is a P.I.T. based upon? (3)
♦ Team tactics
♦ Communication
♦ Unity of effort
♦ Firearms skills - ANSW//Identify the 4 missing components of a P.I.T. response. (there are a total of 9,
complete the list below)
♦ Preplanning critical incident resolution
♦ Determining P.I.T. deployment / traditional response
♦ Emergency planning
♦ Decision making
♦ Officer tactics
♦ Policy
♦ Training
,♦ Identification of possible target locations
♦ Prevention
♦ Incident Command - ANSW//Identify important elements of preplanning a P.I.T. program. (5)
♦ Proceeding loss of life
♦ Imminent life threatening crisis
♦ Insufficient time for traditional response
♦ Priorities
♦ Advantages
♦ Disadvantages
♦ Expectations - ANSW//What are factors to be considered when contemplating a P.I.T. response? (7)
• Stopping the suspects' actions
• Rescuing victims
• Apprehending the suspects - ANSW//What are the priorities of a P.I.T. response? (3)
• The ability to rapidly deploy officers to confront and neutralize the suspects/threats
• To quickly contain and isolate the suspects from potential victims
• Rescue wounded and/or evacuate potential victims - ANSW//What are potential advantages of a P.I.T.
response? (3)
• Officers receive minimum information regarding suspect's description, actions, weapons, or the
environment where the situation is occurring
• Specialized weapons and ballistic protection may not be available or may be left behind
• Heavy radio traffic will interfere with communications
• Minimal time for planning prior to immediate action - ANSW//What are potential disadvantages of a P.I.T.
response? (4)
• Situation
,• Victims
• Responders
• Consequences - ANSW//What factors may influence expectations that one may have by deploying a P.I.T.
response? (4)
-Multiple victims
-Numerous people throughout the danger area and inner perimeter
-Audio and visual impairments, such as screaming, radio blaring, explosions, fire alarms, smoke, poor
lighting, and darkness
-Gunfire from multiple locations
-Activated sprinkler systems
-Improvised explosive devices
-Carnage and chaos - ANSW//What situations may influence expectations one may have by deploying a
P.I.T. response? (7)
-Victims fleeing and hiding
-Hysteria when you encounter people
-Varying degree of injuries - ANSW//How might victims influence expectations one may have by deploying
a P.I.T. response? (3)
-Self doubt
-Grief, anguish, and anger by the survivors and relatives of victims
-Intense media contact
-Review by "tactical experts" - ANSW//What are potential consequences when deploying a P.I.T. response?
(4)
The first responding patrol officer - ANSW//Who is responsible for the duties listed below, in a P.I.T.
situation?
♦ Establish a command post
♦ Gather emergency intelligence
, ♦ Make proper and timely decisions
♦ Identify available staffing
♦ Make assignments
♦ Establish communications
♦ Initiate a plan
♦ Establish location for staging of additional arriving officers
♦ Type of problem
♦ Is it actively transpiring
♦ Are lives being taken
♦ How many suspects
♦ Type of weapons / explosives
♦ Number of people in danger
♦ Suspects' location
♦ Command post location
♦ Safe route for responding officers - ANSW//What information (emergency intelligence) should be
gathered immediately to determine an appropriate response to a situation? (9)
♦ The ability and willingness of other officers participation
♦ Life priority changes
♦ Is a P.I.T. response necessary in this incident - ANSW//What are the decisions required at the scene of a
P.I.T. situation? (3)
• Mental state
• Physical state
• Training - ANSW//The ability and willingness of other officers to participate at the scene of a P.I.T.
depends on what factors? (3)
♦ Contact teams
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
Patrol Interdiction Team - ANSW//What is P.I.T?
An immediate patrol response to interdict and resolve "in-progress" calls where no other options are
readily available - ANSW//What is the purpose of a P.I.T?
P.I.T. - ANSW//________ is not a S.W.A.T. team. It is only used to resolve an immediate life threatening
crisis.
♦ A rapid deployment of patrol officers
♦ Interdicts and saves human lives
♦ Develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for patrol officers to resolve an in-progress critical
incident - ANSW//What criteria is a P.I.T. based upon? (3)
♦ Team tactics
♦ Communication
♦ Unity of effort
♦ Firearms skills - ANSW//Identify the 4 missing components of a P.I.T. response. (there are a total of 9,
complete the list below)
♦ Preplanning critical incident resolution
♦ Determining P.I.T. deployment / traditional response
♦ Emergency planning
♦ Decision making
♦ Officer tactics
♦ Policy
♦ Training
,♦ Identification of possible target locations
♦ Prevention
♦ Incident Command - ANSW//Identify important elements of preplanning a P.I.T. program. (5)
♦ Proceeding loss of life
♦ Imminent life threatening crisis
♦ Insufficient time for traditional response
♦ Priorities
♦ Advantages
♦ Disadvantages
♦ Expectations - ANSW//What are factors to be considered when contemplating a P.I.T. response? (7)
• Stopping the suspects' actions
• Rescuing victims
• Apprehending the suspects - ANSW//What are the priorities of a P.I.T. response? (3)
• The ability to rapidly deploy officers to confront and neutralize the suspects/threats
• To quickly contain and isolate the suspects from potential victims
• Rescue wounded and/or evacuate potential victims - ANSW//What are potential advantages of a P.I.T.
response? (3)
• Officers receive minimum information regarding suspect's description, actions, weapons, or the
environment where the situation is occurring
• Specialized weapons and ballistic protection may not be available or may be left behind
• Heavy radio traffic will interfere with communications
• Minimal time for planning prior to immediate action - ANSW//What are potential disadvantages of a P.I.T.
response? (4)
• Situation
,• Victims
• Responders
• Consequences - ANSW//What factors may influence expectations that one may have by deploying a P.I.T.
response? (4)
-Multiple victims
-Numerous people throughout the danger area and inner perimeter
-Audio and visual impairments, such as screaming, radio blaring, explosions, fire alarms, smoke, poor
lighting, and darkness
-Gunfire from multiple locations
-Activated sprinkler systems
-Improvised explosive devices
-Carnage and chaos - ANSW//What situations may influence expectations one may have by deploying a
P.I.T. response? (7)
-Victims fleeing and hiding
-Hysteria when you encounter people
-Varying degree of injuries - ANSW//How might victims influence expectations one may have by deploying
a P.I.T. response? (3)
-Self doubt
-Grief, anguish, and anger by the survivors and relatives of victims
-Intense media contact
-Review by "tactical experts" - ANSW//What are potential consequences when deploying a P.I.T. response?
(4)
The first responding patrol officer - ANSW//Who is responsible for the duties listed below, in a P.I.T.
situation?
♦ Establish a command post
♦ Gather emergency intelligence
, ♦ Make proper and timely decisions
♦ Identify available staffing
♦ Make assignments
♦ Establish communications
♦ Initiate a plan
♦ Establish location for staging of additional arriving officers
♦ Type of problem
♦ Is it actively transpiring
♦ Are lives being taken
♦ How many suspects
♦ Type of weapons / explosives
♦ Number of people in danger
♦ Suspects' location
♦ Command post location
♦ Safe route for responding officers - ANSW//What information (emergency intelligence) should be
gathered immediately to determine an appropriate response to a situation? (9)
♦ The ability and willingness of other officers participation
♦ Life priority changes
♦ Is a P.I.T. response necessary in this incident - ANSW//What are the decisions required at the scene of a
P.I.T. situation? (3)
• Mental state
• Physical state
• Training - ANSW//The ability and willingness of other officers to participate at the scene of a P.I.T.
depends on what factors? (3)
♦ Contact teams
