TASER Exam Questions with Complete
Solutions
Brain and Spinal Cord - ANSWER-Your Central Nervous System is known as the
"COMMAND CENTER" and deals with the _______ and ________?
Your Muscles - ANSWER-Your Motor Nervous System carries commands from your
brain to __________?
Brain - ANSWER-Your Sensory Nervous System brings information to the
_________?
In the back. High quantity of muscles in your back. - ANSWER-Where is the best
and most ideal place to shoot someone with a taser? Why?
MAKE CADETS GREAT AGAIN - ANSWER-ATTENTION: CLASS 98, MAKE SURE
YOU STUDY YOUR NOMENCLATURES OF YOUR TASER X2! INSTRUCTOR
STATED THERE WILL BE A MATCHING SECTION ON THE TEST FOR THIS. I
HAVE HANDILY ATTACHED AN IMAGE OF THE NOMENCLATURE TO THIS
CARD SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PULL IT UP IN A LARGE PICTURE VERSUS
LOOKING AT THE SMALL POWER POINT.
Performance Power Magazine - ANSWER-What does PPM stand for?
SPPM (Signal Performance Power Magazine) - ANSWER-What type of PPM does
LSP use?
Anti-Felon I.D. - ANSWER-What does AFID stand for?
Yellow- 15 ft. live cartridge
Black- 25 ft. live cartridge
Blue- 25 ft. Live simulation (training cartridge) - ANSWER-There is a yellow, black,
and blue taser cartridge in our powerpoint. What does each one represent?
7 degrees. - ANSWER-At what degree does the bottom probe in an X2 drop?
Small Micro Fractures. (KNOW THIS: These Fractures will not prohibit the unit to
perform in the field, but they may cause the arc to occur inside the cartridge where it
is not visible to the user, BUT IT WILL STILL FIRE PROPERLY) - ANSWER-
Repeated Arcing with the same smart cartridges loaded into an X2 can cause
WHAT?
1. Severity of the crime.
2. Whether suspect poses immediate threat.
3. Whether suspect is actively resisting or attempting to resist/evade by flight.
(remember, these are the same 4 Graham factors we learned during Orientation to
CJ, for whatever reason, the Taser program groups them into 3 answers, so take
, note that number 3 includes both active resisting and flight.) - ANSWER-According to
the TASER training power point, what are the 3 "Graham Factors" that are
considered when using your taser?
Officer's force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances
as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used. - ANSWER-
In short, what does Graham vs. Connor tell us?
1. Use minimum force necessary to accomplish lawful objective.
2. Use force only on those "actively resisting" and higher.
3. Give a verbal warning before use. (if possible)
4. Give subjects a reasonable opportunity to comply before force is used/repeated.
5. Immediately cease any force once a subject is under control. - ANSWER-What
are some key "Smart Use Considerations" when using a Conducted electrical
weapon?
Verbal defiance, belligerence, punishment, horseplay. - ANSWER-Some examples
of things you SHOULD NOT use a Conducted Electrical weapon for are?
Dart-to-heart distances,
Amount of delivered electrical charge.
(aka, the further the dart is from the heart and the fewer CEW cycles applied, the
lower risk of CEW affecting the heart) - ANSWER-What are two key factors related
to CEW cardiac risks?
zero. - ANSWER-CEW cardiac risks are low, but they are NOT _____.
Target the back,
Avoid the chest,
Avoid repeated/continuous exposures. - ANSWER-To reduce cardiac risks during
taser use, you should WHAT? (when possible)
Blood chemistry,
Blood pressure,
Respiration,
Heart rate and rhythm,
Adrenaline/stress hormones - ANSWER-CEW's may produce effects that could
increase the risk of sudden death, including changes in WHAT?
Legally Justified - ANSWER-Each and every trigger pull (taser) must be __________
____________?
Behavior - ANSWER-Before repeating or continuing an exposure on a suspect, you
should reassess the subject's WHAT?
15 - ANSWER-Several law enforcement groups have determined __ seconds of
CEW exposure as a significant safety point.
Pregnant women, Elderly, Small children, Low body-mass index/thin persons.
Solutions
Brain and Spinal Cord - ANSWER-Your Central Nervous System is known as the
"COMMAND CENTER" and deals with the _______ and ________?
Your Muscles - ANSWER-Your Motor Nervous System carries commands from your
brain to __________?
Brain - ANSWER-Your Sensory Nervous System brings information to the
_________?
In the back. High quantity of muscles in your back. - ANSWER-Where is the best
and most ideal place to shoot someone with a taser? Why?
MAKE CADETS GREAT AGAIN - ANSWER-ATTENTION: CLASS 98, MAKE SURE
YOU STUDY YOUR NOMENCLATURES OF YOUR TASER X2! INSTRUCTOR
STATED THERE WILL BE A MATCHING SECTION ON THE TEST FOR THIS. I
HAVE HANDILY ATTACHED AN IMAGE OF THE NOMENCLATURE TO THIS
CARD SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PULL IT UP IN A LARGE PICTURE VERSUS
LOOKING AT THE SMALL POWER POINT.
Performance Power Magazine - ANSWER-What does PPM stand for?
SPPM (Signal Performance Power Magazine) - ANSWER-What type of PPM does
LSP use?
Anti-Felon I.D. - ANSWER-What does AFID stand for?
Yellow- 15 ft. live cartridge
Black- 25 ft. live cartridge
Blue- 25 ft. Live simulation (training cartridge) - ANSWER-There is a yellow, black,
and blue taser cartridge in our powerpoint. What does each one represent?
7 degrees. - ANSWER-At what degree does the bottom probe in an X2 drop?
Small Micro Fractures. (KNOW THIS: These Fractures will not prohibit the unit to
perform in the field, but they may cause the arc to occur inside the cartridge where it
is not visible to the user, BUT IT WILL STILL FIRE PROPERLY) - ANSWER-
Repeated Arcing with the same smart cartridges loaded into an X2 can cause
WHAT?
1. Severity of the crime.
2. Whether suspect poses immediate threat.
3. Whether suspect is actively resisting or attempting to resist/evade by flight.
(remember, these are the same 4 Graham factors we learned during Orientation to
CJ, for whatever reason, the Taser program groups them into 3 answers, so take
, note that number 3 includes both active resisting and flight.) - ANSWER-According to
the TASER training power point, what are the 3 "Graham Factors" that are
considered when using your taser?
Officer's force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances
as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used. - ANSWER-
In short, what does Graham vs. Connor tell us?
1. Use minimum force necessary to accomplish lawful objective.
2. Use force only on those "actively resisting" and higher.
3. Give a verbal warning before use. (if possible)
4. Give subjects a reasonable opportunity to comply before force is used/repeated.
5. Immediately cease any force once a subject is under control. - ANSWER-What
are some key "Smart Use Considerations" when using a Conducted electrical
weapon?
Verbal defiance, belligerence, punishment, horseplay. - ANSWER-Some examples
of things you SHOULD NOT use a Conducted Electrical weapon for are?
Dart-to-heart distances,
Amount of delivered electrical charge.
(aka, the further the dart is from the heart and the fewer CEW cycles applied, the
lower risk of CEW affecting the heart) - ANSWER-What are two key factors related
to CEW cardiac risks?
zero. - ANSWER-CEW cardiac risks are low, but they are NOT _____.
Target the back,
Avoid the chest,
Avoid repeated/continuous exposures. - ANSWER-To reduce cardiac risks during
taser use, you should WHAT? (when possible)
Blood chemistry,
Blood pressure,
Respiration,
Heart rate and rhythm,
Adrenaline/stress hormones - ANSWER-CEW's may produce effects that could
increase the risk of sudden death, including changes in WHAT?
Legally Justified - ANSWER-Each and every trigger pull (taser) must be __________
____________?
Behavior - ANSWER-Before repeating or continuing an exposure on a suspect, you
should reassess the subject's WHAT?
15 - ANSWER-Several law enforcement groups have determined __ seconds of
CEW exposure as a significant safety point.
Pregnant women, Elderly, Small children, Low body-mass index/thin persons.
