242 Canine

Question 1

Police Service Dogs are divided into two categories

Answer 1

1. Patrol/Detector Dogs that are trained for criminal apprehension, building searches, areas searches, tracking, explosive or narcotic detections, and article / evidence recovery.
2. Search/Detector Dogs that are trained for tracking, explosive or narcotic detection, and area searches.

Question 2

In such a situation a Police Canine Unit Supervisor or higher authority will request a search dog team by contacting the appropriate Zone PECO. If a Police Canine Unit Supervisor is not available, then an on duty _______________ will request a search dog.

Answer 2

Canine representative

Question 3

If a police supervisor questions the decision of the handler, a ________________ will immediately be contacted and will make the final determination on when and how the police service dog will be deployed.

Answer 3

Canine Unit Supervisor

Question 4

Police service dogs __________ be used in riots, crowd control, or civil disorders except in cases of self-defense or to rescue an officer in distress

Answer 4

will not

Question 5

____________ will not be transported in a canine vehicle or any other vehicle in which a police service dog is present.

Answer 5

Arrestees

Question 6

Police Service Dogs may be used for criminal apprehensions;

Answer 6

a. To arrest or prevent the escape from custody of any person the officer reasonably believes to have committed an offense unless the officer knows that the arrest or custody is unauthorized.
b. To defend the handler or a third person from the use or imminent use of physical force while affecting or attempting to affect an arrest or while preventing or attempting to prevent an escape.

Question 7

Canine Officers will not release their service dogs under residences when a subject is known to be present. A suspect located under a residence, which is refusing to comply with commands, is considered a?

Answer 7

barricaded subject and should be handled according to Order 356 (Tactical Support). The only exception to this would be the immediate fresh pursuit of a suspect who has been observed fleeing under a residence and has not had time to obtain a tactical advantage.