Controlled devices and techniques

Question 1

Officers are authorized to use the following batons:

Answer 1

RCB (rapid containment baton), asp, and long baton (riot control)

Question 2

The head, neck, throat, spine, heart, kidneys, and groin should not be targeted unless

Answer 2

the suspect poses an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death to the officer or others.

Question 3

Officers will be provided training on the use of the RCB or ASP

Answer 3

every two years

Question 4

Tear gas may be used for

Answer 4

crowd control, crowd dispersal, or against barricaded suspects

Question 5

Who may authorize the use of tear gas?

Answer 5

Watch commander, incident commander, or crisis response unit commander

Question 6

Officers deploying the pepperball system shall not intentionally target the _______ except when the officer reasonable believes that the suspect poses an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death.

Answer 6

head, neck, groin or spine

Question 7

True or false: Each incident of pepperball deployment shall be documented. This includes situations where the launcher was directed toward the suspect, whether or not the launcher was used.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Suspects exposed to OC shall be treated by medics and

Answer 8

transported to the ER for medical clearance.

Question 9

A ____ of the intended use of the device should preceded its application, unless it would otherwise endanger the safety of officers or when it is not practicable due to the circumstances.

Answer 9

verbal warning

Question 10

Since excited delirium is a medical condition, officers are expected to respond to these situations in a manner that _____ the subject _____ and that allows for medical aid to be rendered as soon a practical.

Answer 10

controls, as soon as possible.

Question 11

True or false: Fascination with glass, partial or full nudity, sweating, excitability, sudden calmness, aggressive behavior and violence towards objects are just some symptoms involved in excited delirium.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

A _____ struggle with an excited delirium suspect may worsen the condition and my result in ______.

Answer 12

prolonged, sudden death

Question 13

When an officer reasonably believes that a subject is in a state of excited delirium, the officer should request for _____ to respond if not already dispatched to respond.

Answer 13

Paramedics