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