Environmental Influence on De-Escalation and Decision Making Flashcards
What is De-escalation…
An OVERALL PHILOSOPHY that states…
Action or Communication verbally or non-verbally during a potential use of force encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without the use of force or with a reduction in the use of force necessary
What are characteristics of maneuvering or disengagement as a means to control the scene (E2)?
Tactical repositioning such as:
increasing distance between officer and suspect,
use of cover, barriers and concealment, or
a delay in intervention until conditions are more favorable
What 2 ways can a subject’s perceived thinking be described?
Clear or Contaminated
What 2 ways can a subject’s perceived emotions be described?
Low or High
What 2 ways can a subject’s perceived behavior be described?
compliant or non-compliant
The “trifecta of stimuli” is what?
CONTAMINATED thinking
HIGH emotions
NON-COMPLIANT behavior
The Trifecta of stimuli point to a great likelihood of _______ and exponentially diminish and officer’s ability to successfully use _________ strategies
volatility
de-escalation
What 3 conditions are highly conducive to successful de-escalation attempts by an officer?
Containment
Space
Time
What maladaptive behaviors must an officer avoid?
argumentative
patronizing
sarcastic
unfriendly
distrustful
rude
disrespectful
unprofessional
What adaptive behaviors should an officer display?
confident
supportive
conversational
encouraging
respectful
professional
What is the single most important factor affecting an officer’s ability to communicate well?
their self concept
(awareness of their biases, weaknesses, and strengths)
What are the 4 steps of giving directives?
- Give a polite directive
- Politely set the expectation
- Politely state the consequences
- Politely state the choice
