AG Set 1 of 4 Flashcards
____________________ authority does
not involve actual physical contact with
the subject, but involves the use of the
law enforcement officer’s authority to exert
control over a subject.
Constructive
An officer authorized to use a CED or
a less-lethal device pursuant to this Policy
may fire, discharge, or utilize drive
stun mode of the device during an actual
operation only against a threatening
assailant who will not voluntarily submit
to custody after having been given a
____________________ opportunity to
do so considering the exigency of the
situation and the immediacy of the need
to employ law enforcement force.
reasonable
A law enforcement officer may only use
deadly force to apprehend a fleeing suspect
in the rare case when the suspect’s
escape would create an imminent
______________________ of death or
serious bodily injury to the officer or a
member of the public if the suspect is not
immediately apprehended.
danger
As soon as any local, county, or state
law enforcement agency learns of a
law enforcement incident, the agency
should ____________________ notify
the County Prosecutor’s Office of the
county in which the incident occurred,
who shall in turn immediately notify the
OPIA Director or their designee.
immediately
Any deployment of a conducted energy
device, or less-lethal device falls under
the definition of ___________________
mechanical force
enhanced
_________________
_________________ means a
non-contact demonstration of a
conducted energy device’s ability to
discharge electricity that is done as an
exercise of constructive authority to
convince an individual to submit to
custody.
Spark display
A CED shall not be used against a
person who is a passive or an active
__________________.
resistor
A conducted energy device shall not be
fired or discharged for the sole purpose
of preventing a person from committing
___________________ damage.
property
Subjects against whom a conducted energy
device has been deployed shall be
transported to a medical facility for examination
if the subject was exposed to
three or more discharges from a CED
during the encounter or the subject has
been exposed to a continuous discharge
lasting __________________ seconds
or longer.
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An officer authorized to use a less-lethal
device pursuant to this policy may fire
or discharge the device during an actual
operation, only against an active
__________________.
assailant
________________
__________________ refers to
surrounding a violator’s moving vehicle
with moving pursuit vehicles which are
then slowed to a stop along with the
violator’s vehicle.
Boxing in
All officers are required to attend pursuit
training __________________.
annually
The ______________________ of AG
Law Enforcement Directive No. 2019-4
- Independent Investigation of Criminal
Cases Involving Police Use of Force or
In-Custody Deaths is to outline clear procedures
governing such investigations
and to ensure that they are done fully,
fairly, and independently of any potential
bias.
purpose
____________________ shall serve as
the “default” independent investigator in
the following circumstances, subject to
a conflict check conducted pursuant to
Review for Conflicts of Interest section:
- The use of force by a law enforcement
officer resulting in death or serious bodily
injury likely to result in death;
- The death of a civilian during an encounter
with a law enforcement officer;
- The death of a civilian while in the
custody of law enforcement, where the
death could be plausibly linked to the
actions of a law enforcement officer,
whether through the intentional use of
force or a reckless indifference to human
life; (In cases involving a death inside
a prison, jail, or other detention
facility, the investigation shall be subject
to the protocols described under
Death-in-Custody Investigations section
of this Directive.
OPIA
If any individual or organization sends
a written request to the independent investigator
seeking the release of LE Incident
footage, the independent investigator
shall authorize the release of
such footage once they have concluded
that the initial investigation is sub-stantially complete, subject to the conditions
below and any other legal restrictions
that would limit public release.
Generally speaking, the initial investigation
shall be deemed substantially complete
once all available material witnesses
have been interviewed and the physical
and documentary evidence most relevant
to the case has been gathered.
Typically, these steps take no more than
____________________ days to complete.
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The independent investigator may, in
their discretion, authorize the digital blurring
of footage to obscure the identity
of any person, including a law enforcement
officer, if the independent investigator
concludes that the public release
would substantially threaten the safety
or privacy of that individual. The editing
shall be done in a way that does not
conceal the actions of any person who
is using physical force against another.
Any digital blurring shall be made to a
____________________ of the recording
intended for public release; under no
circumstances may the independent investigator
alter in any way the master
copy of the recording.
copy
For all other cases involving LE Incidents
(i.e., those not resulting in death),
the independent investigator shall present
the matter to a Grand Jury, except
that the independent investigator
may decline to do so in cases where
the independent investigator and the Independent
Supervisory Reviewer agree
that the undisputed facts indicate that the Principal’s use of force in the LE Incident
was ____________________.
justified
In regards to Arrestee’s Dependents,
if unable to make arrangements,
the _____________________
___________________ or arresting officer
notifies the appropriate municipal,
county or state agency of the arrest and
need for alternate care.
shift supervisor
If a person in police custody is
likely to be detained more than
__________________ hours, that person
shall be questioned whether any
child or other person is dependent solely
upon the arrestee for care, sustenance
or supervision.
two
Local law enforcement agencies shall
report all confirmed or suspected bias
incidents through the eUCR system as
soon as is practicable, but not more than
___________________ hours from the
initial law enforcement response.
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The local law enforcement agency shall
immediately notify the Bias Crimes Unit
at DCJ in cases of suspected or confirmed
bias incidents involving:
1. ____________________, aggravated
sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated
assault or arson,
2. An organized
_____________________ group as the
suspected perpetrator, and
3. The potential to generate large scale
public ____________________ .
homicide / hate / unrest
A minor is considered emancipated from
his parents when the minor:
- Has been ___________________;
-Has entered military service;
- Has a child or is
___________________; or
- Has been previously declared by a
court or an administrative agency to be
emancipated.
married / pregnant
The domestic violence assailant must be
the age of ____________________ or over or ____________________ at
the time of the offense.
18 / emancipated
In determining which party in a domestic
dispute is the victim, the officer should
consider:
1. The comparative extent of
__________________ suffered;
2. The _____________________ of domestic
violence between the parties, if
any, or
3. Other relevant factors.
injuries / history
In a domestic violence incident, if
the owner of the weapon refuses
to surrender the weapon, the officer
should obtain a ___________________
__________________ Warrant for the
Search and Seizure of Weapons.
Domestic Violence
Under New Jersey law,
___________________ orders of protection
are prohibited. However, each
party may obtain a separate restraining
order against the other party. And this
would not be considered a mutual order
of protection.
mutual
If an out-of-state court order appears
to be facially valid, the officer
should arrest the defendant for violating
the terms of the court order. The defendant should be charged with
_______________________.
contempt
Officers who are involved in any domestic
violence incident involving a
police response, regardless of jurisdiction,
must immediately notify the
________________ supervisor of their
department.
on-duty
Upon arrival on the scene of a domestic
violence call or incident involving
a law enforcement officer, the primary
patrol unit will immediately notify
dispatch and request the primary
patrol ____________________ or
____________________ commander to
report to the scene, regardless of the
involved officer’s jurisdiction.
supervisor / shift
The primary patrol supervisor or shift
commander will immediately report to
the scene of all law enforcement officer
domestic violence incidents regardless
of the involved officer’s jurisdiction.
The on-scene supervisor
will immediately notify the on-scene
supervisor’s ____________________
__________________ Office of any domestic
violence incident involving a law
enforcement officer for direction on handling
the case regardless of whether
criminal charges are filed or a restraining
order is issued.
County Prosecutor’s
According to the model policy for officers
involved in a domestic violence incident,
if the law enforcement officer’s
duty and off-duty firearms and weapons
have not already been turned in pursuant
to the Attorney General Weapons
Seizure Directives, the weapons shall be __________________
___________________ by the Department.
immediately seized
A law enforcement officer who is alleged
to be involved in an act of Domestic
Violence who has had his/her
weapons seized pursuant to an act of
Domestic Violence must immediately report
that fact to the officer’s departmental
___________________.
supervisor
When an officer is arrested for domestic
violence, the arresting officers’
supervisor must notify the prosecutor’s
office in the county where
the charge has __________________
__________________.
been filed
When an officer is arrested for domestic
violence, all weapons other than his department
issued one will be forwarded to
the County prosecutor’s office where the
__________________ took place.
seizure