HPM 70.6 Officer Safety Manual Flashcards
uniformed personnel must be guided by two key principles in the understanding and application of the use of force policy. The two principles are:
- Sound professional Judgement
2. The use of only that force for the situation as provided by law and in conformance with Departmental policy.
immediate reassign an office who is responsible for the shooting death of any person from field enforcement to office duty. The reassignment should remain effective until the results of a coroner’s inquest, district attorney’s, and departmental investigations are obtained, or until the _________directs otherwise.
a. Area Commander
b. Division Commander
c. Appropriate AC
d. Commissioner
b. Division Commander
In the event the involved officer’s soft body armor is penetrated by a a bullet, a report shall be forwarded to the Business Services Section within ______ working days concerning the ballistic protection afforded by the soft body armor.
a. 5 working days
b. 10 working days
c. 15 working days
d. 30 working days
b. 10 working days
CALIFORNIA CVC SECTION 21055: (5-4)
This section outlines conditions which, when met, exempt the driver of an AEV from obeying certain sections of the CVC known generally as the “Rules of the Road”. Vehicle Code Section 21055 grants the operators of AEV exemptions to the rules of the road when the vehicle displays a red light visible to the front and the siren is operated as reasonably necessary in conjunction with one or more of the following conditions:
RE-RO-PV-RFA
a. In RESPONSE to an EMERGENCY call.
b. While Engaged in RESCUE OPERATIONS
c. In the immediate PURSUIT of an actual or supected VIOLATOR of the law.
d. In RESPONSE to, but not returning from a FIRE ALARM
California Vehicle Code Section 14602.1. This section requires every state, county, and city law enforcement agency to record and report all vehicle pursuit data to the CHP. This data shall be submitted to the CHP within _____ days of the pursuit.
a. 30 days
b. 60 days
c. 90 days
d. 120 days
a. 30 days
Legal Intervention/ Forcible Stops. A general term meaning the termination of a pursuit through the use of physical force or presence. This includes the following:
C-R-R-S-B-F
a. Channelization
b. Roadblocks
c. Ramming
d. Spike- Strip
e. Boxing in
f. Firearms
Uniformed employees who fail to meet the OST required level of certification after a maximum of _____ days of refresher training shall be placed on interim reporting pursuant to the procedures contained in HPM 10.10, performance Appraisal Manual.
a. 15
b. 30
c. 45
d. 50
b. 30
The types of Departmental Approved Misdemeanor holds are:
BW-TL
a. Bent Wrist
b. Twist Lock
Three principles of handcuffing are:
B-A-C
Balance
Awareness
Control
OC- DISTANCE: (26-2) OC SHALL not be used at a distance less than \_\_\_ feet unless an extreme hazard exists othef officer or other innocent person . The projector should not be aimed directly at the eyes at a distance of less than\_\_\_\_ feet. a. 3 feet b. 5 feet. c. 7 feet. d. 9 feet
a. 3 feet
b. 5 feet.
(27-4) The WMD PPE inspection ensures the integrity of the WMD PPE ensembles. Ensembles should be inspected upon issuance, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and prior to donning if possible. a. Quarterly b. Annually. c. Every two years d. As recommended by the manufacturer.
a. Quarterly
LESS LETHAL SHOTGUN: (28-1)
The only less- lethal shotgun approved for use and furnished by the Department is the Remington, model 870, pump- action shotgun. The ________, ______, and _______ SHALL be a distinctive color of ______, making the shotgun readily recognizable as a less-lethal firearm.
Fore-end / Stock / Sling / Orange
LESS LETHAL SHOTGUN: (28-3)
The optimal deployment range for the less lethal shotgun is:
5 to 60 feet
Areas SHALL report ______ deployments of less lethal shotguns to their respective divisions by the _______ day of the following month. Divisions SHALL report a total of all deployments on a _________ basis to the Office of the Academy, Enforcement Tactics Unit, by the ______ day of the month following the end of the previous quarter.
Areas: monthly / 10th of the month
Divisions: Quarterly / 15th
ECD OPERATION: (29-7)
Optimum distance for the use of an ECD is ________ feet, with a maximum of ______ feet.
optimum: 7-15 feet
maximum: 25 feet
ECD: (29-8) An ECD SHOULD NOT be used under the following conditions: H- NCVM- VM P-E-F-80-YC
a. On handcuffed persons - unless pose an immediate threat of injury to employee, or others
b. Subject who is simply non compliant or in control of a vehicle in motion
c. Against a person in control of a vehicle if uniformed employee has reason to believe it may be put into motion.
d: against any of the following:
1. Apparent pregnant women
2. Elderly
3. Frail
4. Weigh less than 80 pounds
5. young Children
Regardless of actual use, all ECD’s utilized for on-duty carry SHALL be downloaded each ______ and an audit SHALL be conducted at the Area/ Division level to reconcile recorded activations with ECD deployment reports. Records SHALL be ratined for the life of the ECD plus ____ Years. Electronic records will suffice (Cloud)
Month / 10 Years
The legal standard used to determine the lawfulness of a use of force is the ____ amendment
Fourth