TLETA ACTIVITY WEEKS 4,6,8, & 10 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Building Searches: Complacency - ANSW//May be considered "routine"
Building Searches: why are they Performed Haphazardly - ANSW//due to time restraints & insufficient
back-up or assistance
Building Searches- what's common with building searches? - ANSW//often performed too quickly
Building Searches: what's the Greatest Hazard for building searches - ANSW//The suspect's ability to hide
and wait for you
Building Searches: Rule - ANSW//Always conduct a building search as if a suspect were present; NEVER
assume that the building is not occupied
Cover: Definition - ANSW//Any item(s) that will successfully defeat a round aimed at the target officer.. aka:
engine blocks, telephone poles, dumpsters, brick or concrete walls(depending on thickness & caliber of
rounds)
Entry- Buttonhook Technique - ANSW//Utilized when officers are staged on each side of entry
point/doorway
Entry-Modified Buttonhook Technique - ANSW//Officers staged on same side of entry point/doorway
Entry-Crisscross or X Pattern Technique - ANSW//Utilized when officer are staged on each side (most
commonly practiced)
Threshold Evaluation/Assessment - ANSW//Keep a 6' reactionary gap from edge of door & around (NOT TO
BE USED FOR A CLOSED DOOR/OPENING)
Concealment: Definition - ANSW//Any item(s) that will not defeat a round but will conceal an officers
location from the suspect(s).. aka: shrubbery, US Postal Services Mailboxes, Car doors..
, Active Shooter: first responders have minimal intelligence about the: - ANSW//-Actors
-Victims
-Weapons
-Floor plan
Active Shooter: Rule Of Thumbs - ANSW//You need to direct responsibility for the safety and security of
the innocent
Active Shooter: ALERRT and SOAR - ANSW//A joint effort between the Department of Justice and the Texas
State University (single officer active response)
Active Shooter-what are the Police Responses to Dynamic/Active Shooter Incidents - ANSW//Quick
Assessment/Intervention and Brief Communication
Active Shooter- what is S.O.A.R. - ANSW//A single officer entry into an active shooter/killer event & can be
the 1st, 2nd, 3rd ect. officer arriving
Active Shooter- Stop the Killing - ANSW//Direct to threat & locating scan
Active Shooter-Movement Speed - ANSW//DO NOT move faster than you can shoot accurately & think
Active Shooter- Movement Speed- what are the 3 ways you should move when in a building? - ANSW//-
Moving to clear
-Moving to possible threat
-Moving to contact
Active Shooter- Use of Deadly Force - ANSW//Based on IDOL (Immediate Defense Of Life): INDIVIDUAL
OFFICER makes decision, does not require approval from higher authority, utilized to stop the threat, &
the law - "Objectively Reasonable"
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Building Searches: Complacency - ANSW//May be considered "routine"
Building Searches: why are they Performed Haphazardly - ANSW//due to time restraints & insufficient
back-up or assistance
Building Searches- what's common with building searches? - ANSW//often performed too quickly
Building Searches: what's the Greatest Hazard for building searches - ANSW//The suspect's ability to hide
and wait for you
Building Searches: Rule - ANSW//Always conduct a building search as if a suspect were present; NEVER
assume that the building is not occupied
Cover: Definition - ANSW//Any item(s) that will successfully defeat a round aimed at the target officer.. aka:
engine blocks, telephone poles, dumpsters, brick or concrete walls(depending on thickness & caliber of
rounds)
Entry- Buttonhook Technique - ANSW//Utilized when officers are staged on each side of entry
point/doorway
Entry-Modified Buttonhook Technique - ANSW//Officers staged on same side of entry point/doorway
Entry-Crisscross or X Pattern Technique - ANSW//Utilized when officer are staged on each side (most
commonly practiced)
Threshold Evaluation/Assessment - ANSW//Keep a 6' reactionary gap from edge of door & around (NOT TO
BE USED FOR A CLOSED DOOR/OPENING)
Concealment: Definition - ANSW//Any item(s) that will not defeat a round but will conceal an officers
location from the suspect(s).. aka: shrubbery, US Postal Services Mailboxes, Car doors..
, Active Shooter: first responders have minimal intelligence about the: - ANSW//-Actors
-Victims
-Weapons
-Floor plan
Active Shooter: Rule Of Thumbs - ANSW//You need to direct responsibility for the safety and security of
the innocent
Active Shooter: ALERRT and SOAR - ANSW//A joint effort between the Department of Justice and the Texas
State University (single officer active response)
Active Shooter-what are the Police Responses to Dynamic/Active Shooter Incidents - ANSW//Quick
Assessment/Intervention and Brief Communication
Active Shooter- what is S.O.A.R. - ANSW//A single officer entry into an active shooter/killer event & can be
the 1st, 2nd, 3rd ect. officer arriving
Active Shooter- Stop the Killing - ANSW//Direct to threat & locating scan
Active Shooter-Movement Speed - ANSW//DO NOT move faster than you can shoot accurately & think
Active Shooter- Movement Speed- what are the 3 ways you should move when in a building? - ANSW//-
Moving to clear
-Moving to possible threat
-Moving to contact
Active Shooter- Use of Deadly Force - ANSW//Based on IDOL (Immediate Defense Of Life): INDIVIDUAL
OFFICER makes decision, does not require approval from higher authority, utilized to stop the threat, &
the law - "Objectively Reasonable"
