Law and Politics

The containment team's entry in an active shooter scene is the first component of a coordinated ...

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Storming a suspect location from multiple points simultaneously is referred to as "slicing the pie."

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As per rapid deployment tactics, when S.W.A.T. units are prepared to deploy, the initial responding ...

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Using the "surround and call out" tactical option, team members surround a location and ________.

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The objective of a(n) ________ team is to secure any potential escape routes the shooter may attempt to take.

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The first phase of a tactical entry is called the ________ phase.

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In a ________ entry, the movement is slow and methodical once an entry point is breached.

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Cases like the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999 brought many changes to police tactics. ...

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An armed person moving through a building, shooting people with unrestricted access to potential ...

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Do you believe police officers should be prosecuted for using deadly force when they believed it was ...

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Discuss the force continuum, including the events required for each level to be employed.

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Discuss the "cognitive modes" that may impact an officer's use of force.

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The case of Edward Garner gave rise to the Supreme Court's decision that created the fleeing felon rule.

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Studies have found that when a person's decision is in conflict with that of the group, the brain of ...

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Perceptual distortion may cause an officer to remember a crisis event incorrectly.

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Oftentimes in the stress of a crisis, a police officer will shift from rational-thinking mode to ...

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In times of extreme stress, we typically shift into rational-thinking mode.

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In order for deadly force to be used by police or correctional officers, they must perceive an ...

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A police officer may always resort to deadly force to prevent a felony suspect from escaping.

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Which of the following reinforces the Supreme Court's view that the level of force is linked to the ...

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Which of the following is a finding of the Geller and Scott study on the role of race in the use of ...

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When our thinking becomes rapid, automatic, and effortless in times when immediate action is ...

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What made the act of killing discretionary on the part of the officer(s), if the suspect was ...

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What is the level of force in which an officer attempts to gain control of a suspect without causing ...

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The process by which we interpret and understand stimuli in our sensory field is referred to as ________.

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