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1. Four Primary lev- 1. Minor Situations-no intervention is required
els of law en- 2. Non-emergency situations-best handled by on duty-law enforcement
forcement problems 3. Emergency situations- best handled summoning on-duty law enforcement
can encounter while assistance
off-duty 4. Immediate response situations-have to take action when off duty
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2. What to know re- 1. physically impaired-give a false sense of security (can result in serious
garding unknown bodily injury or death)
subjects 2. emotionally disturbed person's-with out provocation can become a threat
3. members of extremist political groups- view law enforcement as a threat
to their way of life (can result in serious bodily injury or death)
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3. Items recommended 1. weapon with extra magazine/ammunition
to be carried by 2. hand-cuffs
off-duty officer 3. police identification and badge
4. Cell phone
Note: defer to department policy
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4. Off duty response 1. Complacency
and failure to have 2. Intervening with out possessing needed equipment
, proper frame of 3. failing to temper their sense of duty with sound judgment
mind 4. when off-duty, style of dress may identify individual as law enforcement,
alerting the criminal.
5. consider how to care DL and credit cards. a visible wallet badge can alert
the criminal.
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5. Officer responsibili- 1. stay abreast of new methods, studies, procedures, practices, court deci-
ties/ not agency's sions, and dynamic tactics
responsibilities for 2. maintain a survival attitude at all times
responding when
off-duty
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6. Strategies to avoid 1. contact dispatch of circumstances and a description of yourself.
"friendly fire" 2. attempt to control access points until identifiable law enforcement oflcers
arrive
3. take up position where you can see responding oflcers
4. obey responding on-duty oflcer's commands.
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7. Important things to 1. have a survival state of mind
remember when re- 2. formulate a plan of action
sponding to situa- summoning on-duty assistance, identify escape routes, find cover/conceal-
tions off duty. ment, protect family members with you.
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8. Philosophy and crite- 1. rapid deployment of patrol oflcers
ria of Patrol Interdic- 2. Interdicts and saves human lives
tion Team (P.I.T) 3. Immediate patrol response to interdict and resolve "in-progress" calls
where no other options are available.
4. P.I.T. is not S.W.A.T. (it only is used to resolve immediate life threatening
crisis.)
5. develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for oflcers to resolve in
progress critical incident.
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mediate response
tactics
9. Components of P.I.T 1. Preplanning critical incident resolution
response 2. determining P.I.T. deployment/traditional response
3. emergency planning
4. decision making
5. oflcer tactics
6. team tactics
7. communication
8. unity of efforts
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mediate response
tactics
10. Elements of preplan- 1. policy
ning a P.I.T. program 2. training
3. identification of possible target locations
4. prevention
5. incident command
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