What is crash? - Answers the occurrences of a series of events involving a motor vehicle
Why is it important to investigate crashes - Answers 1) Education
2) Safety
3) Design
The highway transportation triad - Answers 1) the driver
2) environment
3) Vehicle
All crashes must be investigated but ____ - Answers not every crashes need to be reported
Report Criteria (FR300) - Answers - Injury
- Death
- Property damage of $1,500 or more (singularly or combined)
What are the phases of crashes? - Answers - Pre-crash
- Crash
- Post-crash
Pre-Crash Phase - Answers -point of possible perception
-point of actual perception
- point of no escape
Crash phase - Answers - first harmful event
- initial contact
- max contact
- point of disengagement
- repeat
FR-300 - Answers -report for accident
- must make the report within 24hours of completing the investigation
,- answer: who, what, where, why, how
Diplomatic immunity - Answers the exclusion from federal or local jurisdiction accorded under
international law by the US to certain dually accredited diplomatic, consular, or other official personnel
of a foreign mission.
Immunity is never more important than ______ - Answers public safety
A person with full criminal immunity cannot be - Answers - arrested or detained
- prosecuted
- searched
- forced to provide evidence as a witness
How do you identify diplomats? - Answers Department of state ID card
Stopping congressmen and legislator for traffic infractions - Answers they should be released
- issue summons from the magistrate at later date if you choose
Full criminal immunity DUI/DWI - Answers they cannot be arrested but the car can be moved to a safe
location but mot searched or impounded
What is interpersonal communication? - Answers - skills needed to communicate in different situations
effectively
- LEO are expected to use professional language
Why is it important for LEO to communicate effectively - Answers to create a safe environment
How do you effectively communicate? - Answers - Ask
- Set context
- Options
- Confirm
- Act
- Often just listening and responding can control a tense situation
Audiences that may need adjustment in communication - Answers - juveniles
- older people
- CULTURALLY DIVERSE PEOPLE
, - mentally disabled people
- emotionally upset people
- physically disabled or older adult with mobility problems
- homeless people
How to communicate with Culturally diverse people - Answers - determine the language they speak
- choose a quite environment
- choose a rate of speed helpful to the person
- use body language or gestures that enhance verbal communication
Preparation for patrol- - Answers - starts at home
- continues in the locker room
- extends to roll call
- wrap up with vehicle check
During roll call- - Answers - take notes
- observe lookouts and officer safety bulletin
- training information
- new assignments
- communication between shifts
- ASK QUESTIONS
Considerations for Beat coverage - Answers - know problem areas
- beat size and boundaries
- high crime areas
- high crash areas
- know what shift you're on
4 basic patrol pattern (Foot/ Vehicle) - Answers - Random (no set pattern)
- Circular (good for foot or bike patrol)