MPOETC EXAM #17 Questions Answered 100% correct

MPOETC EXAM #17 Questions Answered 100% correct disguised weapons to modify the appearance of a weapon in order to conceal the identity of the weapon, or to hide the weapon so it will not be seen or noticed -Illegal weapons carriers are frequently involved in drug activity -Weapons can be concealed or disguised on the person or in vehicle Specific and Articulable Movements RAISING SHOULDER-upward movement to pull/hide weapon from waistband SHOULDER DIP-bending over to pull/hide weapon from under seat Behavioral Cues Vehicle Occupant -driver overly interested in watching you -looking where you are coming up -watching your approach to the vehicle -eyes stay fixed on the mirror watching you and your body language -opens door slightly -shifts body Types of Weapon Voids: -the natural void -after-market compartment -the factory designed hidden compartments Location is the most important piece of information Telecommunications -to ensure proper dispatching of calls, essential information must be gathered by the 911 caller i-Location ii-Caller Information iii-Nature of the Call iv-Is the call in Progress v-Weapons Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) -Used by criminal justice agencies to access: driver's license & vehicle info. -State criminal history record info maintained by PA State Police. Justice Network (JNET) -Interfaces with CLEAN to access info on criminal history, arrest data, PFA's & Hot Files. National Crime Information Center (NCIC) -Nationwide, computerized index of criminal justice info: criminal records, fugitives, stolen property, missing persons. When searching for weapons remember... -People can modify clothing. -Companies make concealment clothing. -Virtually any clothing piece can have a weapon. Professionalism -Know your location at all times -Provide life safety updates and checks -Answer when called -Request and act as backup -Ask for clarification when needed -DO NOT be argumentative on the radio Threat -an expression of intent to do harm or act out violently against someone or something Direct Threat -specific act against a specific target and is delivered in a straight forward manner EX:"I am going to place a bomb in the school's gym" Indirect Threat -vague, unclear, and ambiguous. The plan, the intended victim, the motivation are masked EX: "If I wanted to, I could do harm" Veiled Threat -strongly implies violence but does not specifically use violence EX: "Things would improve if you were dead" Conditional Threat -a violent act will happen unless certain demands are met EX: Extortion, "If you don't give me $100,000, I'll kill your family" Making Threat vs Posing Threat -Making: express their intent to harm. -Posing: engage in behavior that indicated furthering a plan (ex. buying weapons). Intimacy Effect -Nature of the relationship between the person delivering the threat and the receiver of the threat has an effect on the likelihood of the threat being carried out (home, school, work, etc.) The "Step" Principal 1. SUBJECT -what is subject's risk of violence? 2. TARGET -who/what is intended target? Nature of relationship? What factors increase likelihood? 3. ENVIRONMENT -In what environment will the actor and target find themselves? Factors that can deter likelihood of attack? 4. PRECIPITATING EVENTS -AKA triggering event, last straw Grievance -Real or imagined. -Does not need to have any basis in reality nor does it need to be objectively egregious. Signs of grievance include: -sense of injustice, mission, loss, and destiny along with a desire for revenge and recognition of fame Stages of Threats 1. Ideation 2. Planning 3. Acquisition 4. Implementation Ideation - Person decides to commit some type of violent act as a response to or reaffirmation of their grievance. Planning - Conduct some type of research into the intended target. Acquisition - Assembling pipe bombs, purchasing/obtaining weapons. Implementation - Breach: testing security of target. - Attack: culmination of all previous efforts (some back out last minute, others continue through). Novel Aggression Warning Behavior - An act of violence that appears unrelated to any targeted violence pathway warning behavior which is committed for the first time. - May be used to test abilities. Ex. start small by killing animals. Leakage Warning Behavior - Any type of communication a subject delivers to a third party that reveals the subjects intent to do harm. -Planned/spontaneous utterance. -Intentional/unintentional. -Phenomena is that "leakage" emerges with adolescent mass murders (school shootings). Does not occur in every case. Purpose of the Contact Team -Hunters -Neutralize the threat. What type of attack was the Beslan, Russia school shooting? Mass hostage seige. Decimation Attack - To kill or wound as many people as possible. Parallel Device Attack - Simultaneous or nearly simultaneous use of more than one device in the same location. Secondary Device Attack - Intended to target first responders where the initial assault is followed by one or more additional attacks in the same location. Mass Hostage Siege - Taking a large number of victims usually from a soft target. Multiple Dispersed Attack - Simultaneous or near simultaneous attacks at different locations. Purpose of the Rescue Team -After initial contact team enters, they begin tending to casualties. Who is included in the Rescue Task Force? Fire, Medics, and Police Tactical Emergency Medicine -Tourniquet the limbs -Pack the Junctions. -Seal the Box. Will active assaults always end as active assaults? No, active assaults could transition into hostage situations or a barricaded person. These can switch back and forth in an instance. Angle (Slicing the Pie) - Working from one piece of cover to another piece of cover from the outside. What are out tactics, speed & critical decision making based off of? -Priority of Life Scale Tactics will always stay the same only the.......will change Speed (based on priority of life) Pathway to Violence 1. Grievance -real or imaginary/specific 2. Violent Ideation -person feels violence will solve problems 3. Planning/Research 4. Pre-Attack Preparations -acquiring materials/training 5. Implementation -Breach: Testing security of target -Attack What class is NOT protected under PA state law? -Sexual Orientation In order to charge 2710 Ethnic Intimidation we need? Underlying Charges Some common underlying charges of Ethnic Intimidation are: -Simple Assault -Harassment -Aggravated Assault -REAP or Recklessly Endangering Another Person Most people are victimized by Ethnic Intimidation...? Individually, not as a group Most people are victimized by Ethnic Intimidation at HOME What are examples/evidence of hate crimes? -Text Messages -Graffiti -Voicemail -Email Which race is most likely to be victimized by ethnic intimidation? -African Americans Which religion is most likely to be victimized by ethnic intimidation? -Jewish Which groups are violent but not a hate group? Gangs