3.300 Supervisors Tactic for Armed Subject Response (STAR) De-Escalation Protocol

Question 1

Criteria for a supervisor’s response to a STAR Protocol: (3.300 STAR)

Answer 1

There is credible information the subject is armed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon (not simulated or unseen) and is using it in a manner that can cause death or serious bodily injury

Subject is acting in a threatening manner with the weapon

This will not include open carry or pocketknives, when carrying the weapon is the sole justification for the call

Question 2

Communications will dispatch a minimum of _____ officers to star protocol call and the area supervisor (3.300 STAR)

Answer 2

3

Question 3

Star De-escalation

The Patrol supervisor will self-dispatch. If unavailable, ensure Communications requests a ____/____ from another Area Command. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 3

Sgt / LT

Question 4

A Patrol supervisor will ensure an officer or Communications contacts ______ _______ to get a complete work-up on the subject when necessary. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 4

Fusion Watch

Question 5

In incidents no longer meeting the criteria of STAR protocol, ensure units advise Communications of the ________ and that Communications ________ the event accordingly. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 5

reasoning

updates

Question 6

Advise communications via radio of applicable STAR code _______ (F5) or ________ (L5) only. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 6

Force Used (F5)

Legal 2000 (L5)

Question 7

If the call resulted in a legitimate threat, ensure the information regarding a hazard on property and subject is completed in an Area Command ________ ________ Report. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 7

Investigative Summary

Question 8

Star Protocol
Patrol supervisor will:(8)(3.300 STAR)

Answer 8

1. Announce their acknowledgement and self-dispatch to the call. If unavailable to respond, will ensure Communications requests a sergeant/lieutenant from another area command to respond.
2. Manage tactics and supervision of the incident (see LVMPD 3.110, Use of Force, “De-escalation”).
3. Make the determination for the use of a shotgun, rifle, arrest team, less lethal option, or other tools/resources (i.e., shield, Air Unit, K9, and SWAT).
4. Ensure rifle deployment is carried out within department policy
   Associated Equipment, and Required Training).
5. Ensure an officer or Communications contacts Fusion Watch to get a complete work-up on the subject when necessary.
6. Maintain the STAR de-escalation protocol, unless the first-arriving unit confirmed the incident no longer meets the criteria of a STAR de-escalation protocol response.
   a. In incidents determined to no longer meet the criteria of a STAR de-escalation protocol,
   supervisors will ensure units advise Communications of the reasoning and that
   Communications updates the event accordingly.
7. Advise Communications via radio of applicable STAR code (F5 or L5 only).
8. If the call resulted in a legitimate threat, ensure the information regarding a hazard on property and the subject involved is completed in an Area Command Investigative Summary Report (LVMPD
   1050).

Question 9

“For police, the role of the first-line supervisor is critically important. The sooner that supervisors arrive at the scene, the more likely they can ________it, _________ and avoid the temptation to feel that immediate action is always required” (Police Executive Research Forum [PERF]. Critical Issues in Policing Series, “An Integrated Approach to De-escalation and Minimizing Use of Force,” August 2012). (3.300 STAR)

Answer 9

Contain
‘slow it down,’

Question 10

For purposes of this policy, “armed” will mean the suspect has a ______or other _________ and is acting in a threatening manner with the weapon. “_________” will mean an instrument capable of inflicting death or serious bodily injury. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 10

Firearm
Dangerous Weapon
Dangerous Weapon

Question 11

Who is responsible for:
Advise and assign the area supervisor to the event. If an area supervisor is unavailable to respond, request a sergeant/lieutenant from another area command to respond. (3.300 STAR)

Answer 11

Communication Bureau

Question 12

Upon notification from the field, the dispatcher will update the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) event with the appropriate STAR code. (3.300 STAR)

I5 – STAR De-escalation Protocol

Answer 12

Incorrect

Question 13

Upon notification from the field, the dispatcher will update the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) event with the appropriate STAR code. (3.300 STAR)

C5 – STAR De-escalation Protocol

Answer 13

Canceled

Question 14

Upon notification from the field, the dispatcher will update the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) event with the appropriate STAR code. (3.300 STAR)

5 – STAR De-escalation Protocol

Answer 14

Force Used

Question 15

Upon notification from the field, the dispatcher will update the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) event with the appropriate STAR code. (3.300 STAR)

L5 – STAR De-escalation Protocol

Answer 15

Legal 2000