General PST

Question 1

3 Main Priorities

Answer 1

1. Maximise the safety of the public
2. Minimise the injury to officers
3. Minimise the injury to the subject

Question 2

Subject Impact Factors

Answer 2

• Sex, age, size of subject
• Strength of the subject
• Skilk level of subject
• Exhaustion of subject
• Injury of subject
• Number of subjects
• Special knowledge of subject
• Alcohol consumed by subject
• Drugs taken by subject
• State of subject mental health
• Subject’s physiology
• Subject’s perception of the non verbal behaviour of an officer
• Subject’s pereception of the officers level of force

THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE

Question 3

Profiled Offender Behaviour

Answer 3

Traffic light system

Serious Aggravated Resistance (Upper Red)
Aggressive Resistance               (Lower Red)

Active Reistance                         (Upper Amber)     
Passive Resistance                     (Lower Amber)

Verbal Resistance                       (Upper Green)
Compliance                                 (Lower Green)

Question 4

Warning signs for physical violence

Signs indicating that the behaviour of a person or detainee may be escalating towards physical violence can include:

Answer 4

> facial colour darkening
> standing tall / head back
> large movements
> prolonged eye contact
> ground kicking
> increased breathing rate

Question 5

Danger Signs of physical violence

Signs indicating that the behaviour of a person or detainee is escalting towards imminent violence

Answer 5

> Fist clenching
> Stop talking
> Lips tighten over teeth
> Facial colour pales
> Eyebrows lower / chin drops
> Hands above waist
> Target Acquisition Glances
> Stance changes / body lowers

Question 6

5 Step Appeal

Answer 6

1. Simple Appeal
2. Rasoned Appeal
3. Personal Appeal
4. Final Appeal
5. Action

Question 7

ABCDE of Handcuffing and two reasons why we handcuff

Answer 7

A) Application site

B) Be sure to ask

C) Check

D) Double lock

E) Evidence

1. Prevent Escape
2. Prevent Violence