K9 Patrol Course 2nd Half Flashcards
Three Part Test
- Severity of the crime at issue.
- Whether the suspect poses a threat to the safety of the officers or others.
- Whether the suspect was actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight.
Key factors to any search pattern are:
– Cover all accessible surfaces and areas
– Be organized in such a manner as to allow for smooth connected presentation with limited interruptions
– Moving into the prevailing wind currents whenever possible.
When encountering trained odor, ideally, a canine will display:
– A strong alert.
– Intense desire to trace the odor to source.
– A quick sit upon reaching source.
– An intense pinpointing stare at source, regardless of distractions.
Steps for Approach: Assisted
– Break and air the canine.
– Pick a point of cover to flank back to.
– Ensure the approach and entry has been cleared.
– With the canine in heel position, move to ten feet from the entry and down the canine.
– Wait!
– Issue warnings requiring a verbal response.
– Wait!
– With blinding light tactics, deploy the canine.
Two Behaviors Seen In All Canines:
– Genetic Behavior - Determined by the dog’s genes, born into the dog. A dog’s potential is limited by his genetic makeup.
– Environmental Behavior - Behavior that is learned through environmental conditioning.
3 Reward Systems:
– Primary – Canine is rewarded with a scented reward object from the source of the odor.
– Secondary – Canine is rewarded with an unscented reward object from the handler.
– Combination – Canine is rewarded with an unscented reward object from the source of the odor.
Psychological Advantages of Hunde Aus Laufen
– Relieves mental stress.
– Socializes the canine.
– Combats dog fighting.
Define Verleitung:
German term for diversion.
4 types of Verleitung
- Sight
- Sound
- Smell
- Situation
Common mistakes made by detection handlers:
– Failure to recognize or respond to an alert.
– Failure to search productive areas.
– Failure to search items moved out of a search area.
– Incorrect body position.
– Improper leash control.
– Cueing the canine.
The Key factors to any search pattern are:
– Cover all accessible surfaces and areas
– Be organized in such a manner as to allow for smooth connected presentation with limited interruptions
– Moving into the prevailing wind currents whenever possible.
Training progression for the Detain:
– Runaway in-sight with the agitator against a: • Wall • Fence • Outer corner • Tree
– Runaway out-of-sight with the agitator against a: • Wall • Fence • Outer corner • Tree
Detaining Training Progression 2 Of 3 – Runaway in-sight with the agitator in the open and: • Facing the canine. • Facing away from the canine.*
– Detaining out-of-sight with the agitator in the open and:
• Facing the canine.
• Facing away from the canine.*
Detaining Training Progression 3 Of 3 – Runaway or search with the agitator against a barrier and: • Kneeling • Laid back • Prone
– Runaway or search with the agitator in the open and:
• Kneeling
• Laid back
• Prone
– Runaway in-sight with the agitator going to a prone position.
Define Drives:
– Subconscious impulses to react to stimuli.
• Genetic.
• Can be enhanced or diminished through training, but never created or eliminated.
• A dog will revert to his drives not training when placed under stress.
Define Character Traits:
• Traits that diminish or enhance drive behavior.
Advantages: Passive Indication:
– Easier to maintain combination reward philosophy
– Safer for canine
– Less chance of property damage
– Less chance of evidence destruction
Disadvantages: Passive Indication
– Higher chance of handler influence
– Less likely to pinpoint source
– Harder to train and maintain
What can be conflicted?
Everything except trained odor and correct handling skills
2.5.2 PROCEDURE: Areas of potential deployment for K9 teams may include, but are not limited to:
- Building searches.
- Open area searches.
- Evidence searches / Article recovery.
- Tracking or trailing.
- Narcotics / controlled substances detection.
- Back-up for violent / potentially violent calls.
- Crowd control and disbursement as per the critical incident plan.
- Pursuit / Apprehension of subjects in qualifying scenarios and situations.
- Protection of law enforcement personnel.
2.5.0 MISSION
The mission of the El Paso Police Department’s Canine Unit is to provide services and safety to Department personnel and to the community of El Paso by utilizing the capabilities and public service qualities of a police service dog.
When should electrical corrections be utilized?
- As a last resort, when all other conventional methods have failed or are operationally unfeasible.
- When remote correction capability is a must.
For electrical corrections to be effective,
The canine must believe the power is coming from the intended source for the intended reason.
List the advantages of off leash directed search
- More controlled systematic search
- Less chance of missing a find
- More efficient use of canine energy
Define Knick:
This command is directed toward the person who is concealed in the area in which the canine is about to be deployed and indicates that that person should provide a slight natural sound (i.e. shake brush, break a stick, etc.) to stimulate the canine into this area.
Define verbal:
This command is also directed toward the person who is hiding in the area about to be searched and indicates that the person should provide a slight verbal stimulation to get the canines attention and stimulate the canine into the area.
What does the fourth amendment regulate?
Searches and seizures.
List the types of sniffs.
- Blanket
- Specific
What was the landmark SUPREME COURT case dealing with narcotic dog searching and the 4th amendment?
US v Place
What did the court say regarding this case US V Place?
- Canine “sniff” is not a search under 4th amendment.
- Canine sniff is “Sui Generis”.
- With reasonable suspicion, personal luggage can be detained for canine sniff.
- When answering a call for a canine sniff, the handler needs to respond in a timely manner.
- Reasonableness of detention determined by facts of individual case.
