Officer Safety

Question 0

POP mnemonic - be aware of when dealing with aggressive behaviour

Answer 0

Person
Object
Place

Person:-

• where their hands are - keep On display
• Under influence of drugs / alcohol or mentally ill - they may be unpredictable / irrational
• their actions - threats/shouting abuse
• consider other persons or friends of the individual who are nearby and could pose a danger

Objects:-

• Knives/guns etc
• pens/ keys / scissors / darts / screwdrivers/ pencils

Place:-

• where the incident is, such as :
• Building - places to hide
• kitchen - dangerous utensils
• building site - health and safety issues and access to variety of weapons

Question 1

Model for how your behaviour affects others?

Answer 1

Betaris box

Question 2

Levels of resistance?

Answer 2

• If the suspect is compliant or not
• If they refuse to comply verbally or through body language
• If they simply sit/stand/lie still and won’t move (passive resistance)
• they pull away or push the officer (but no attempt to strike) (active resistance)
• if they physically attack the officer (aggressive resistance)
• they commit an assault which present possibility of serious injury/ death (aggravated resistance)