SOCE Study Guide Correctly Solved
Point shooting - ✅✅ a technique used when a shooter cannot use the sights on
the weapon or he or she has no time to align the sight properly; the firearm is
viewed as an extension of the arm and pointed at the target
Positional asphyxia - ✅✅ a type of asphyxia that happens when the position of a
person's body interferes with their ability to breathe.
Posting - ✅✅ supporting the balance of the body using a limb
Pressure point - ✅✅ techniques used to control resistant behavior by using pain
compliance
Prone position - ✅✅ lying on the stomach face down
Quadrant search approach - ✅✅ dividing the body into four sections horizontally
and vertically during a search
Reaction time principal - ✅✅ the amount of time it takes for the brain to process
a physical threat and for the body to respond
Reactionary Gap - ✅✅ the distance an officer must keep between him or herself
and the subject in order to react effectively against a sudden threat
,Reasonable suspicions - ✅✅ the facts or circumstances that reasonably indicate
that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the
law
Recovery position - ✅✅ a position where the patient is rolled over (preferably
onto the left side) with knees slightly bent; helps maintain an open airway if the
patient vomits and may prevent positional asphyxia
Redirection - ✅✅ using one's hands to move the subject away
Relative positioning - ✅✅ an officer's position in relation to the subject
Respiratory pause - ✅✅ the extended pause between breaths, which is the
optimum time to fire the shot(s)
Respiratory system - ✅✅ the system that delivers oxygen to and removes carbon
dioxide from the blood
Restrain devices - ✅✅ tool such as handcuffs designed to temporarily restrain a
subject's movements
Acting within the scope of employment - ✅✅ the range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business
Active listening - ✅✅ giving full attention to what is being said and taking time
to understand the message with- out interruption
,Administrative confinement - ✅✅ is the temporary removal of an inmate from
the general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent
inmate management process is in place.
Arrest papers - ✅✅ paperwork generated by an arresting officer that allows for a
subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for admission
Assumption - ✅✅ a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may or may not be factual
Baker act - ✅✅ provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
Bias or prejudice - ✅✅ a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or
subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all available
facts or information
Bill of Rights - ✅✅ the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Categorically - ✅✅ the grouping of recorded information into types of collection
sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, rule violations,
evidence, and crime elements
Chain of command - ✅✅ the order of authority within an organization
Chain of custody - ✅✅ documentation of every person who handled evidence, as
well as when, why, and what
Changes, if any, were made to it
, Chronologically - ✅✅ the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline,
usually from the first event to the last
Civil liability - ✅✅ responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act
that an officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or
property and most often involves negligence
Civil right violation - ✅✅ an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights
of another person, such as the right to due process and equal protection under the
law
Classification - ✅✅ a management tool used to assist facilities in defining
inmate custody or security levels
Clinical restraints - ✅✅ measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
themselves in a medical facility
Clinical seclusion - ✅✅ isolating inmate patients from the general population at
a medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a
padded room for their safety
Close custody grade - ✅✅ state custody grade that refers to inmates who must be
maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when
outside a secure perimeter
Color law - ✅✅ when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
Point shooting - ✅✅ a technique used when a shooter cannot use the sights on
the weapon or he or she has no time to align the sight properly; the firearm is
viewed as an extension of the arm and pointed at the target
Positional asphyxia - ✅✅ a type of asphyxia that happens when the position of a
person's body interferes with their ability to breathe.
Posting - ✅✅ supporting the balance of the body using a limb
Pressure point - ✅✅ techniques used to control resistant behavior by using pain
compliance
Prone position - ✅✅ lying on the stomach face down
Quadrant search approach - ✅✅ dividing the body into four sections horizontally
and vertically during a search
Reaction time principal - ✅✅ the amount of time it takes for the brain to process
a physical threat and for the body to respond
Reactionary Gap - ✅✅ the distance an officer must keep between him or herself
and the subject in order to react effectively against a sudden threat
,Reasonable suspicions - ✅✅ the facts or circumstances that reasonably indicate
that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the
law
Recovery position - ✅✅ a position where the patient is rolled over (preferably
onto the left side) with knees slightly bent; helps maintain an open airway if the
patient vomits and may prevent positional asphyxia
Redirection - ✅✅ using one's hands to move the subject away
Relative positioning - ✅✅ an officer's position in relation to the subject
Respiratory pause - ✅✅ the extended pause between breaths, which is the
optimum time to fire the shot(s)
Respiratory system - ✅✅ the system that delivers oxygen to and removes carbon
dioxide from the blood
Restrain devices - ✅✅ tool such as handcuffs designed to temporarily restrain a
subject's movements
Acting within the scope of employment - ✅✅ the range of reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an officer does while carrying out the agency's business
Active listening - ✅✅ giving full attention to what is being said and taking time
to understand the message with- out interruption
,Administrative confinement - ✅✅ is the temporary removal of an inmate from
the general population to provide for safety and security until a more permanent
inmate management process is in place.
Arrest papers - ✅✅ paperwork generated by an arresting officer that allows for a
subject to be arrested and taken to a county detention facility for admission
Assumption - ✅✅ a notion, statement, or belief about a person, group, or event
that may or may not be factual
Baker act - ✅✅ provides for emergency services and temporary detention of a
person for evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short term community inpatient
treatment; also known as the Florida Mental Health Act
Bias or prejudice - ✅✅ a strong belief or feeling about a person, group, or
subject, whether positive or negative, that is formed without reviewing all available
facts or information
Bill of Rights - ✅✅ the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Categorically - ✅✅ the grouping of recorded information into types of collection
sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, rule violations,
evidence, and crime elements
Chain of command - ✅✅ the order of authority within an organization
Chain of custody - ✅✅ documentation of every person who handled evidence, as
well as when, why, and what
Changes, if any, were made to it
, Chronologically - ✅✅ the grouping of recorded facts by date and timeline,
usually from the first event to the last
Civil liability - ✅✅ responsibility for a wrongful act or the failure to do an act
that an officer has a duty to perform, which results in injury to another person or
property and most often involves negligence
Civil right violation - ✅✅ an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights
of another person, such as the right to due process and equal protection under the
law
Classification - ✅✅ a management tool used to assist facilities in defining
inmate custody or security levels
Clinical restraints - ✅✅ measures that keep inmate patients from injuring
themselves in a medical facility
Clinical seclusion - ✅✅ isolating inmate patients from the general population at
a medical facility for medical and safety reasons; may include placing them in a
padded room for their safety
Close custody grade - ✅✅ state custody grade that refers to inmates who must be
maintained within an armed perimeter or under direct, armed supervision when
outside a secure perimeter
Color law - ✅✅ when an officer acts or claims to act in the performance of
official duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation
