UPTP EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Objective Reasonableness... continued
Answer: Effective application of force within the totality of
circumstances based on 'objectively reasonability'
Reasonable based on set of facts
◉ Range of Reasonableness
Answer: Officer responses range from:
Hesitation---------------Aggressive
Reasoned - Reflexive
◉ Severity Bodily Injury/Death
Answer: Implement is of no consequence
Injury is of no consequence
Relative position irrelevant
Suspect responsible for injury
◉ Identify factors that may cause unnecessary hesitation when an
officer uses force
Answer: Psychological Inhibitions (Resistance to killing)
,Personal beliefs
Legal Misunderstanding (Myth vs. Realities)
Agency Use of Force Policies
Learned behavior
Societal expectations
Belief in endless lawsuits
Media persecution
Rare occurrence
◉ Identify methods of overcoming unnecessary hesitation in use
of force
Answer: Winning Mindset
Proactive vs. Reactive
-less force is used
Offensive vs. Reactive
◉ Mental Preparation
Answer: Understanding the law
Understand agency policy & relationship to constitutional
standard
Belief in mission to "commitment to the law enforcement
profession"
Reality based training
Training with imagination & emotion
,Have a commitment to family & friends
Physical/combat/functional fitness
Officer's personal appearance (command presence)
◉ Identify the fundamentals of documenting a use of force
incident
Answer: Facts & circumstances make force objectively reasonable
Be confident in how & why you used reasonable force
Do not use 'Officer Safety'
Objective, not subjective
Training & experience
Matched the description - clear on description
Clear, Concise, & Thorough words/facts
◉ Identify human performance factors that impact use of force
responses
Answer: The Mind: Conscious vs. Subconscious
◉ Subconscious
Answer: Communicates through feelings & emotions, self-
preservation, & long term memory; intuition/gut feeling/6th
sense
, ◉ Conscious
Answer: the rational, analytical part of the mind
the home to will power & short term memory
◉ Physiology & effect on performance
Answer: changes occur when faced with a threat, changes are
triggered by sympathetic nervous system; fight or flight response
◉ Arousal
Answer: defined by physiological/psychological tension; heart
rate, blood pressure, respiration increase
◉ Anxiety
Answer: the emotional or cognitive impact of arousal
◉ Factors influencing arousal
Answer: Perceived risk from threat
Time available to respond
Confidence in their skillset
Experience level with the threat
Fatigue
◉ Vision
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Objective Reasonableness... continued
Answer: Effective application of force within the totality of
circumstances based on 'objectively reasonability'
Reasonable based on set of facts
◉ Range of Reasonableness
Answer: Officer responses range from:
Hesitation---------------Aggressive
Reasoned - Reflexive
◉ Severity Bodily Injury/Death
Answer: Implement is of no consequence
Injury is of no consequence
Relative position irrelevant
Suspect responsible for injury
◉ Identify factors that may cause unnecessary hesitation when an
officer uses force
Answer: Psychological Inhibitions (Resistance to killing)
,Personal beliefs
Legal Misunderstanding (Myth vs. Realities)
Agency Use of Force Policies
Learned behavior
Societal expectations
Belief in endless lawsuits
Media persecution
Rare occurrence
◉ Identify methods of overcoming unnecessary hesitation in use
of force
Answer: Winning Mindset
Proactive vs. Reactive
-less force is used
Offensive vs. Reactive
◉ Mental Preparation
Answer: Understanding the law
Understand agency policy & relationship to constitutional
standard
Belief in mission to "commitment to the law enforcement
profession"
Reality based training
Training with imagination & emotion
,Have a commitment to family & friends
Physical/combat/functional fitness
Officer's personal appearance (command presence)
◉ Identify the fundamentals of documenting a use of force
incident
Answer: Facts & circumstances make force objectively reasonable
Be confident in how & why you used reasonable force
Do not use 'Officer Safety'
Objective, not subjective
Training & experience
Matched the description - clear on description
Clear, Concise, & Thorough words/facts
◉ Identify human performance factors that impact use of force
responses
Answer: The Mind: Conscious vs. Subconscious
◉ Subconscious
Answer: Communicates through feelings & emotions, self-
preservation, & long term memory; intuition/gut feeling/6th
sense
, ◉ Conscious
Answer: the rational, analytical part of the mind
the home to will power & short term memory
◉ Physiology & effect on performance
Answer: changes occur when faced with a threat, changes are
triggered by sympathetic nervous system; fight or flight response
◉ Arousal
Answer: defined by physiological/psychological tension; heart
rate, blood pressure, respiration increase
◉ Anxiety
Answer: the emotional or cognitive impact of arousal
◉ Factors influencing arousal
Answer: Perceived risk from threat
Time available to respond
Confidence in their skillset
Experience level with the threat
Fatigue
◉ Vision
