Officer Safety Flashcards
Firearm Justification
You are only justified in discharging your firearm when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life of someone else, or there is an immediate risk of injury to you or someone else and there is no other way of preventing the risk
Handcuffs Justification
The decision to handcuff rests with you. Officer safety is paramount. Generally, you are justified in in handcuffing prisoners only when they have tried to escape, or to prevent escape or injury to themselves or others.
Defensive spray Justification
Use defensive spray only for:
- protection of human life
- a less lethal option for controlling people, where violent resistance or confrontation occurs (or is likely to occur)
- protection against animals
Baton justification
The decision to use your baton rests with you. You may use your baton if in danger of being overpowered or to protect yourself or others from injury. The force used must always be reasonable.
Conducted electrical weapon justification
Discharge a taser to:
- protect human life
- protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is occurring or imminent
- protect an officer/s in danger of being overpowered or to protect themselves or another person from the risk of actual bodily harm, or
- protection from animals
Ten fatal errors
- Lack of knowledge, apathy and or complacency
- Taking a bad position
- Failure to recognise danger signs
- Poor or no search
- Failure to handcuff
- Failure to watch hands
- Relaxing to soon
- Making false assumptions
- Tombstone courage
- Sleepy or asleep on the job
Tactical options model
- firearm
- oc spray
- officer presence
- baton
- CEW
- contain and negotiate
- communication
- tactical disengagement
- weapon less control
- active armed offender tactics
Officer/subject factors
- age
- gender
- size
- fitness
- skill level
- multiple officers/subjects
Glock definition
The glock pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms
Definition of a stoppage
A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the user intends for it to fire.
Glock
12.5mm of trigger travel before the sears break and and the pistol can fire. 4mm forward movement is sufficient to reset the sears
Three Glock safeties
- Trigger safety
- Firing pin safety
- Drop safety
Three steps for a firearm to discharge
- The firearm must be a functional, working model
- There must be a round in the chamber
- Someone must pull the trigger
Safe direction
A safe direction is a direction in which any unintentionally fired shot would be safely stopped and contained with no human injury and at most only minimal property damage.
General safety principals
- treat all firearms as if they are loaded
- be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times (never allow the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless it is required by your duties as a police officer)
- keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on the target and you have decided to fire
- be sure of your target. (Know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. Never fire at anything you haven’t positively identified)
Degrees of weapon readiness
Loaded - magazine containing rounds fitted - round in chamber - pistol can be fired Unloaded - no magazine fitted - no round in chamber - pistol cannot be fired
Five major parts of the glock 22
- slide
- barrel
- receiver
- magazine
- recoil spring assembly
Functioning sequence of the glock 22
- Firing
- Unlocking
- Extracting
- Ejecting
- Feeding
- Locking into battery
- Locking open
Three function checks after glock reassembly
- trigger
- trigger reset
- slide lock
Glock 22 standard operational ammunition
- Winchester .40 S&W calibre
CEW (taser) parts X26P
FRONT - cartridge - single laser - LED flashlight TOP - fixed sights - power accessory interface - selector switch BACK - trigger - central information display CID - safety switch - PPM performance power magazine - PPM performance power magazine release button BOTTOM - taser cam HD
NSWPF operational cartridge
Taser
XP 25 ft. (7.6 metres)
Top probe fires HORIZONTAL
Bottom probe fires 8 deg. DOWN
What is NMI
Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation
Exceptional circumstances to discharge taser
- Against a subject who is handcuffed
- Against a female(s) suspected on reasonable grounds of being pregnant
- On an elderly or disabled subject(s)
- On a child or subject(s) of particularly small body mass
Primary and secondary target area for taser
PRIMARY TARGET AREA (BACK) - Centre of seen target mass of the back (avoid targeting the head) … Hamstrings SECONDARY TARGET AREA (FRONT) - Lower torso (avoid targeting the head) … Quadriceps
Taser discharge
- A single cycle lasts for 5 seconds
- After 3 cycles police must reconsider TASER effectiveness
Spark testing taser
- Safe direction
- Ensure the taser cartridge is removed from the taser
- Arm the taser
- Depress the trigger
Taser modes of use
- DRAW AND COVER
- PROBES DISCHARGED
- DRIVE STUN
Taser safety switch
Down- safe
Up - Armed
Distance of OC spray
Minimum - 90cm
Maximum - 3.5m
Tactical movement OC spray
- spray
- move
- assess
Seven steps of defensive spray decontamination
- Control
- Instructions
- Removal
- Reassurance
- Decontaminate
- Medical
- Observe
Strike areas for baton
PRIMARY = The leg, from the hip to the toes SECONDARY = The arm, from the tip of the shoulder to the fingertips
Seven advised non strike areas for baton
- head and neck
- facial area
- throat area
- nape of neck and base of skull
- lower spine and kidney region
- chest and stomach areas
- groin
Handcuffing principle
- apply
- adjust
- double lock
- check
Colour coding a building
White - front
Black - back
Right - red
Left - green
Six key elements that will give your position away
- shape
- shadow
- silhouette
- surface
- spacing
- movement
Definitions of cover and concealment
COVER – Anything the provides protection from hostile fire.
CONCEALMENT – Is protection from hostile observation.
Principles of room entry
- speed
- surprise
- violence of action
ABC of cover
A - accurate fire
B - body armour
C - cover from hostile fire
Six concepts and principles of team movement
- stay together
- speed of movement
- communication
- cover the angles
- 720 degrees of cover
- threshold evaluation
Routine motor vehicle stop
- contact
- isolation
- warning
- stop
- check
- action/approach
- resolution
Armed and dangerous motor vehicle stop
- contact
- isolation
- warning
- stop
- check
- action
- resolution
- firearm discipline
Five steps of tactical communication
- ask
- why
- options
- confirm
- action
3 weaponless defensive principles
- protect your body
- create distance from the threat
- stop the continuation of the threat
Searches generally
Section 30 lepra
Strip search
Section 31 lepra
3 searching principles
- slow
- systematic
- thorough
2 types of search methods
- crush method
- blade of hand
AAO operational goals
- stop the killing
- stop the dying
- rapid evacuation
S.I.M.
S - security
I - incident command
M- medical
Bombs do not
Touch
Tilt
Tamper
HOT principal
Hidden
Obviously suspicious
Typical
When should the taser be armed
Immediately armed upon removal of the holster
Which way are doors and windows counted
Left to right
5 parts of the expandable baton
Tip End shaft Middle shaft Handle End cap
What is an unintentional discharge
Rounds fired unintentionally during weapons handling
Who should be called and informed on the discharge of a taser
Ambulance
Supervisor
5 parts of police long baton
Tip Shaft Rubber grommet Knurled handle Butt
Operational considerations for deploying oc spray outside
Wind
Rain
Range of a taser
2.1-4.5m
Situations a taser should not be used unless exceptional circumstances
- Against a subject who is handcuffed
- On an elderly or disabled subject
- a child or small body mass
- a subject who is fleeing
- someone operating a vehicle or machinery
Three function checks after glock reassembly
- trigger
- trigger reset
- slide lock
Operational considerations for deploying oc spray indoors
- room size
- exits
- air conditioning
