DAAT Flashcards
DAAT
A system of verbalization skills coupled with physical alternatives.
When can officers use force?
To achieve and maintain control of resistive subjects.
To detain persons reasonably suspected of criminal behavior.
To make lawful arrests.
In defense of self or others.
To prevent escapes.
What are the categories of force?
A trained technique
A dynamic application of a trained technique
Not trained but justified under the circumstances
Incident Response
What does RESPOND stand for?
Report
Evaluate
Stabilize
Preserve
Organize
Normalize
Document/Debrief
Report
Become aware
Plan response
Arrive/Assess
Alarm/Inform
Evaluate
Look for dangers
Determine back up needs
Enter when appropriate/tactically sound
Stabalize
Subject/s
Scene
Preserve
Life - conduct an initial medical assessment, treat to level of training, continue to monitor subject
Evidence
Organize
Coordinate additional responding units (if necessary)
Communicate with dispatch and others
Organize the collection of evidence (if necessary)
Normalize
Provide for long-term monitoring (as appropriate)
Restore scene to normal
Return radio communications to normal
Document/Debrief
Debrief self, others, subjects
Document incident appropriately
Control of distance
Public > 12ft
Social 4-12 ft
Personal 1.5-4 ft
Intimate 0-1.5 ft
Danger zones
Unarmed - less than 10 ft
Clubbed or edged weapon - Any distance where an officer reasonably perceives an imminent threat of death or greatly bodily harm
Firearm - in the line of sight unbroken by cover (something that would stop the bullet)
Threat assessment opportunities
Level of resistive tension (agitation in a persons body)
Early warning signs
Pre-attack postures
Indications of mental illness, emotional disturbance, or medically significant behavior
Weapon control factors
Officer/Subject Factors
Numbers
Age
Size
Relative Strength
Skill Level
