A warrant is issued and is being served on a drug manufacturer who lives in a remote area of
your jurisdiction. To safely serve this warrant, officers will need to have ATV type vehicles to get
to the area. This is an example of what patrol technique? correct answers Selective
Male prostitution is an ongoing problem at a local park. Extra patrol has not stopped this activity.
What would be the appropriate patrol technique to stop this activity? correct answers
Apprehension
Which patrol technique places more officers on the street covering greater areas in a minimum
amount of time? correct answers Motorized
Which patrol technique should be utilized when trying to obtain a better look at door locks
within your area of patrol? correct answers Foot
If a complaining party of a prowler incident wants an officer to make contact with them at the
door, where should an officer park his patrol car for optimum officer safety. correct answers A
minimum of one house way, and approach with caution.
While approaching a residence on foot to check for prowlers, you see someone dressed in dark
clothing jump from behind a tree and run away. You give chase to the runner, who comes to a
wooden fence and stops. You tell the runner that he is under arrest and not to move. You shine
your flashlight on the runner and see that he is empty handed, no weapons in sight. The runner
does not stop, but instead jumps over the fence and runs away. According to Tennessee v. Garner,
what action should you take? correct answers Notify backup that the runner has jumped the
fence. Do not use deadly force, because you have no knowledge of any felonious activity that
would place the public in immediate harm.
According to Terry v. Ohio, what must an officer have before he or she can conduct a limited
frisk/pat down of a person for the officer's safety? correct answers Reasonable suspicion
, When reasonable suspicion has been met , and a pat down is to be performed, what method is
recommended most for officer safety? correct answers The koga method is recommended for
officer safety during pat down
To ensure officer safety, each officer will perform a search incident to arrest all prisoners
checking for what items? correct answers Any and all weapons and harmful contraband
You arrive at the scene of a crime where an arrest has been made. Your partner brings a prisoner
to you in handcuffs and requests that you transport him to jail. Before placing the prisoner on the
back of your patrol cat, you begin a field search. Your partner tells you there is no need to
conduct another search, the prisoner was already searched. What should you do? correct answers
Continue your search for personal officer safety
While searching a prisoner incident to an arrest you find a weapon. For officer safety purposes,
what should you do with the weapon? correct answers Secure the weapon and continue the
search
Hog-tying a prisoner is illegal and may result in death due to positional asphyxia. correct
answers False
Excited delirium is a recognized psychotic emergency that is often seen in people who are either
_____. correct answers Intoxicated on stimulants or suffering from mental illness
Positional asphyxia is essentially an impairment of the respiratory system resulting in _____.
correct answers Reduced oxygen or increased carbon dioxide
You arrive at a call where an arrest has been made. Upon arrival, you see that the arrested person
has been hog-tied and is laying face down on the ground. What should your actions immediately
be? correct answers Place the prisoner in the proper restraint devices and have an EMT check
him.