Defensive Tactics Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Is a system of controlled defensive and offensive body movements used by criminal justice
officers to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance. - correct answer definition od
defensive tactics
Defensive tactics techniques are based of a combination of what? - correct
answer martial arts, wrestling and boxing.
Chapter 776, f.s. - correct answer governs all use of force by criminal justice officers.
The statues identifies two general areas in which an officers use of force is justified: to
apprehend a subject and to make arrest or to defend self or others.
Section 776.05 - correct answer addresses the issue of an officer using force to make an
arrest.
Chapter 944 - correct answer specifically addresses the use of force by state
correctional and correctional probation officers.
Chapter 945 establishes that the department of corrections has jurisdiction over what? -
correct answer the supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of inmates and
offenders.
Chapter 944.35, f.s. provides: - correct answer an employee of the department is
authorized to apply physical force upon an inmate only when and to the extent that it is
reasonably and appears necessary.
Define objective reasonableness - correct answer to describe the process for evaluating
the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
The u.s supreme court said in graham v. Connor, 490 u.s 386 (1989) - correct
answer that the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the
perspective of how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than 20/20
perspective of hindsight. Courts recognized that the criminal justice officers must make split-
second judgments about the amount of force needed in a particular situation under
circumstances that are tense, un certain, and rapidly evolving.
The officer's reasons for using force must be - correct answer consistent with
constitutional and statutory law, as well as agency police and trainings guidelines.
, When does the authority to use force come in? - correct answer a law enforcement
officer's authority to use force is established by the officer's reasonable belief that a crime has
been, is being, or is about to be committed.
Is a verbal and/ or physical yielding to an officer's authority without apparent threat of
resistance or violence. - correct answer definition of compliance
Is increasing the use of force or resistance - correct answer definition of escalation
Decreasing the use of force or resistance. - correct answer definition od de- escalation
Define disengagement - correct answer discontinuing a command or physical use of
force, for example, by breaking away from a subject.
Force guidelines - correct answer provides a framework for making decisions involving
the reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers.
Is a subject's verbal and/or physical refusal to comply with an officer's lawful directions
causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control. - correct
answer what is passive resistance?
What are some examples of passive resistance? - correct answer 1. The subject refuses
to move at the officer's directions
2. The subject peacefully protest at a political event in a public location
3. The subject refuses to take his hands out of his pockets or from behind his neck.
What is active resistance? - correct answer is a subject's use of physical evasive
movements directed towards the officer such as bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to
prevent the officer from establishing control over the subject.
What are some example of active resistance? - correct answer 1. The subject physically
anchors himself to a person or object to prevent himself from being removed.
2. The subject braces or pull away from the officer when the officer grips the subjects arm.
3. The subject attempts to run when the officer touches or attempts to grabs the subject's arm
or shoulder.
What is aggressive resistance? - correct answer a subject's attacking movement towards
an officer that may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the
officer or others.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Is a system of controlled defensive and offensive body movements used by criminal justice
officers to respond to a subject's aggression or resistance. - correct answer definition od
defensive tactics
Defensive tactics techniques are based of a combination of what? - correct
answer martial arts, wrestling and boxing.
Chapter 776, f.s. - correct answer governs all use of force by criminal justice officers.
The statues identifies two general areas in which an officers use of force is justified: to
apprehend a subject and to make arrest or to defend self or others.
Section 776.05 - correct answer addresses the issue of an officer using force to make an
arrest.
Chapter 944 - correct answer specifically addresses the use of force by state
correctional and correctional probation officers.
Chapter 945 establishes that the department of corrections has jurisdiction over what? -
correct answer the supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of inmates and
offenders.
Chapter 944.35, f.s. provides: - correct answer an employee of the department is
authorized to apply physical force upon an inmate only when and to the extent that it is
reasonably and appears necessary.
Define objective reasonableness - correct answer to describe the process for evaluating
the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
The u.s supreme court said in graham v. Connor, 490 u.s 386 (1989) - correct
answer that the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the
perspective of how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than 20/20
perspective of hindsight. Courts recognized that the criminal justice officers must make split-
second judgments about the amount of force needed in a particular situation under
circumstances that are tense, un certain, and rapidly evolving.
The officer's reasons for using force must be - correct answer consistent with
constitutional and statutory law, as well as agency police and trainings guidelines.
, When does the authority to use force come in? - correct answer a law enforcement
officer's authority to use force is established by the officer's reasonable belief that a crime has
been, is being, or is about to be committed.
Is a verbal and/ or physical yielding to an officer's authority without apparent threat of
resistance or violence. - correct answer definition of compliance
Is increasing the use of force or resistance - correct answer definition of escalation
Decreasing the use of force or resistance. - correct answer definition od de- escalation
Define disengagement - correct answer discontinuing a command or physical use of
force, for example, by breaking away from a subject.
Force guidelines - correct answer provides a framework for making decisions involving
the reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers.
Is a subject's verbal and/or physical refusal to comply with an officer's lawful directions
causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control. - correct
answer what is passive resistance?
What are some examples of passive resistance? - correct answer 1. The subject refuses
to move at the officer's directions
2. The subject peacefully protest at a political event in a public location
3. The subject refuses to take his hands out of his pockets or from behind his neck.
What is active resistance? - correct answer is a subject's use of physical evasive
movements directed towards the officer such as bracing, tensing, pushing, or pulling to
prevent the officer from establishing control over the subject.
What are some example of active resistance? - correct answer 1. The subject physically
anchors himself to a person or object to prevent himself from being removed.
2. The subject braces or pull away from the officer when the officer grips the subjects arm.
3. The subject attempts to run when the officer touches or attempts to grabs the subject's arm
or shoulder.
What is aggressive resistance? - correct answer a subject's attacking movement towards
an officer that may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the
officer or others.
