Final Exam Flashcards
What are the four firearms safety commandments?
- Treat all firearms as loaded all the time
- Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times
(safe direction provides no injury, no loss of life, and only minor property damage should a round be fired) - Keep your finger off the trigger until you intend to fire
- Be sure of your target and what is behind, in front of, and around it
What is manipulation?
Manipulation means to manage or use a process to one’s own advantage and to serve one’s selfish purpose
What are 3 reasons for an inmate to manipulate a staff member?
- Status amongst peers
- Personal rewards and gains
- Control through embarrassment and humiliation
List some tactics and warning signs related to anatomy of a set up
- Flattery (used to strike ego of officer and determine how officer reacts)
- Empathy (to identify without feeling sorry)
- Sympathy (attempts to make the officer feel sorry for them)
- Helplessness (be cautious of the inmate asking for help)
- Sensitivity (to you as a person)
- Confidentiality (to share a ‘secret’ or create a bond)
- Isolate and protect (use of rumors; playing staff against staff)
- Touching (implies permission to proceed further)
- Sexual references (is always unacceptable whether by staff or inmates)
- Coercion and intimidation (usually in the form of blackmail)
explain the intent behind use of lethal force
gain control of situation and stop undesired behaviour of a subject
name ways to reduce the risk of a setup
- professionalism
- recognition training
- communication monitoring
- information gathering
- procedural knowledge
- confident command
- chain of command
- documentation
- crisis judgment
what are the 3 phases of anger?
- Nerves: Minor nuisances that are extremely ANNOYING to a person.
- Hot buttons: An emotional and usually controversial issue or concern that TRIGGERS an IMMEDIATE , Intense Reaction.
- Amygdala Hijack: a FAST and OVERWHELMING emotional response that allows us to RESPOND immediately to any DANGER, THREATS and FEAR. Also known as Fight or Flight.
differentiate between cover, concealment, and shielding
Cover: Stops a threat from penetrating.
Concealment: Prevents you only from being seen.
Shielding: Something that you put between you and the threat to create time/distance.
what is a prisoner escort?
defined as the movement of an inmate by any means, including by foot, motor vehicle, or aircraft
what are the 5 P’s for a successful escort?
- Prisoner
- Paperwork
- Property
- Pistol
- Partner
list and define the types of prisoner escorts
- Court Appearances:
-occur daily, delivering inmates from correctional facilities or police holding cells to their court appearances - Correctional Facility Transfers:
-can occur between provincial facilities or from a federal institution to a provincial correctional centre and vice versa - Delivery of Fresh Arrests to a Correctional Facility:
-FAs are primarily picked up from police holding cells and delivered to the nearest remand centre. Sometimes, when Sheriffs have an FA they delver them to provincial remand or POJ - Medical Escorts:
-occur when a prisoner requires medical assessment or treatment - Assist Corrections with moving Dangerous Offenders:
-periodically Sheriffs are asked to help with dangerous offenders as corrections requires dangerous offenders to be escorted by armed officers.
*6. Out of Province Escorts (OPEs):
-conducted to return an individual to AB from another province/territory to deal with criminal matters. Conversely, may be conducted to deliver an individual from AB to another province/territory to deal with matters.
-Primarily conducted via aircraft and have specific protocols, beyond a regular inmate escort
- Transporting under the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (PChAD):
-occur when a police service in AB requests the assistance of Sheriffs in transporting a child who’s been apprehended and detained under the PChAD act
-child will be delivered to a Protected Safe House where they will be held for 10 days
-special conditions that must be followed when performing these
-child shall not be restrained during escort - Secure Services Transport:
-conducted under a court order and involve moving a child from one group home to another
-usually initiated by a social worker
-child shall not be restrained during escort
what documents are required when escorting inmates?
-prisoner movement receipt
-valid holding document
common holding documents:
form 8, form 19, form 21
identify the restraint requirements when transporting inmates
According to policy, all inmates must be transported in handcuffs and leg irons:
-handcuffed in front of them using compliant cuffing technique (allows them to brace themselves in case of an accident)
Exceptions:
1. Medical Exceptions:
-amputees and individuals in casts
-pregnant women do not receive leg irons but do receive handcuffs
-if these exceptions exist, inmates must be transported in a separate tank
- PChAD and Secure Services Transport:
-children are apprehended for their own protection, they are not restrained - High Profiles:
-some inmates may be required to be transported in high profiles if there are security concerns or they are max security
-info will be provided by SOCC
what are the 4 components of escorting procedures
- Preparation
- Searching
- Loading/Unloading
- Escorting officer’s duties (observe, listening, etc.)
name 3 reasons why you could opt to terminate an escort
- Security breach
- Safety concern
- Inclement weather