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Officer Safety Manual Flashcards

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Serious bodily injury per 243(f)(4) PC:

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  • loss of consciousness
  • concussion
  • bone fracture
  • protracted loss of impairment of function of any bodily member or organ
  • wound requiring extensive suturing
  • serious disfigurement
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Use of force: dept personnel may use only that force which is objectively reasonable:

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  • defend themselves
  • defend others
  • effect an arrest/detention
  • prevent escape
  • overcome resistance
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Deadly force: LE officers are authorized to use deadly force to:

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  • defend themselves/others from what is reasonably believed to be imminent threat/death/serious bodily injury
  • apprehend person who officer believes has committed felony involving use or threatened use of deadly force, except ADW w/vehicle
  • necessary to apprehend when person has committed ADW vehicle and officer believes has resulted in serious injury/death
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Use of force options:

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  • control holds
  • ECD
  • personal weapons
  • deadly force
  • baton
  • less lethal
  • OC
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Officers responsibility when witnessing excessive use of force by peace officer:

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  • officers action must be reasonable and prudent, based upon the circumstances
  • officers actions should include verbal and or physical intervention necessary to mitigate use of excessive force
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Uniformed employees should not place their finger on the trigger of any firearm during a tactical situation except when:

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  • actually firing firearm

- when firearm is pointed at an identified target and use of deadly force is justified

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Examples of when finger ON trigger is appropriate:

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  • known/suspected felony refuses to show their hands or follow instructions during felony stop
  • while conducting building search a suspect is located but refuses to come out from concealment instructions
  • when confronted with suspect who advances toward officer, ignoring all orders and commands, and is armed with weapon capable of causing serious injury/death
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Officer may discharge firearm at animal under following conditions:

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  • self defense or to defend another person from serious bodily harm
  • when necessary to destroy a critically injured animal, provided such actions can be accomplished with safety to persons/property
  • when necessary to destroy suspected rabid animals or animals attacking livestock
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Officer properly engaged in attempting to arrest misdemeanant can resist attack and may take life in own defense when:

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Attack is sudden and danger is imminent, even though it may be shown the safety could have been gained in flight

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Officer in pursuit of stolen vehicle must consider:

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  • possibility vehicle is being driven by innocent party against their will
  • driver of vehicle does not comprehend nature of evasion
  • mere reporting of vehicle as stolen does not automatically equate to a felony (repossessions and other civil actions and domestic disputes often result in reporting a vehicle as stolen)
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Shooting of injured animal should be undertaken as last result. Following steps SHALL be taken prior to shooting:

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  • supervisors approval to destroy animal should be obtained w/consideration of geographical location and employees experience
  • if possible, owners permission to destroy
  • all bystanders must be protected by removal to a safe area behind shooting officer
  • area behind and sides of animal should be protected in event of over penetration
  • when shooting in head chances of ricochet are reduce when shot from 90 degree angle
  • skull structure of large animals is predominantly thick, thin areas in skill permit bullet to penetrate
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Following discharge of firearms incidents SHALL Be reported:

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  • intentional discharge of firearm by an officer while in duty
  • intentional discharge of any firearm, by any officer while off duty, in direction of, causing injury, to any person, or toward property of another person without their specific permission
  • accidental discharge of any firearm while on duty
  • Off duty accidental discharges of may firearm that may be carried concealed under authority of California peace officer status
  • warning shots fired by an officer while off duty in an attempt to apprehend person for any crime
  • intentional or accidental discharge of a firearm by non uniformed employee while on duty
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Officer SHALL submit memo to their commander after shooting animal according to policy. Memo SHALL be submitted to appropriate division a maintained for ___

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Current year plus one year

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PVs should only be used in lieu of an ambulance in emergencies where time is of utmost importance and where patient ___

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Does not object to such transportation

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Examples of Legal intervention/forcible stops are:

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  • channelization
  • roadblocks
  • ramming
  • hollow spike strip
  • boxing in
  • use of firearms
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Type of unit that SHALL take over pursuit when other units involved:

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  • marked black and white patrol vehicle
  • marked black and white patrol vehicle with overhead emergency lights
  • marked black and white PV or specially marked patrol vehicle should take over pursuit from motorcycle unless circumstances are such that M/C is safest means
17
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Circumstances requiring officer to discontinue pursuit:

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  • known circumstances of pursuit present an extreme safety hazard to public, officer, or suspect (pedestrians/traffic volume, heavy vehicle, school zones, weather, etc)
  • information about suspects identity has developed during pursuit which will allow for later apprehension
  • pursued vehicles location is no longer definitely known
  • allied agency has been notified to discontinue participation but refuses to do so
18
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The stopping of a vehicle under circumstances which give officer reasonable cause to believe that any attempt to stop vehicle will create extraordinary safety risk Is what kind of stop?

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High risk

19
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The stopping of a vehicle when the office has advance knowledge or reasonable cause to believe vehicle contains a felony suspect is what kind of stop?

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Felony stop

20
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The definition of pursuit is?

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Event involving 1 or more LE officers attempting to apprehend suspected or actual violated of the law in a motor vehicle while driver is using evasive tactics, but failing to yield

21
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Minimum number of officers on a felony stop is?

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3 officers and 1 may be a sergeant

22
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Use of frontage roads for pacing vehicles on the freeway is ___

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Prohibited

23
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Officer SHALL have definite knowledge person being sought is fleeing to avoid prosecution for a _____ felony before employing roadblocks

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Violent atrocious

24
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Warming lights should be placed ____ feet ahead of a roadblock

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300

25
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Area commanders SHALL ensure sufficient number of certified OST instructors, at a ratio of __ to every 10 officers

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1

26
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Uniformed employees unable to demonstrate acceptable level of skill during OST day SHALL be provided refresher training period not to exceed ___ calendar days after annual certification is due

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30

27
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Physical body ____ searches SHALL not be conducted by members of this department

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Cavity

28
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A strip searched or visual body cavity search or both, SHALL not be conducted without prior ____ of the on duty supervisor

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Written authorization

29
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The CHP ____ , section one and section two SHALL be completed prior to any strip searched and/or visual body cavity search being conducted

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202DS, strip search/visual body cavity search

30
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Circumstances may arise requiring officers to interrupt transportation of a prisoner from an arrest location to jail, hospital, or other facility. This includes:

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  • immediate traffic hazards
  • serious traffic violations
  • suspected impaired drivers
  • other threats to public safety
31
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Injures to prisoners and any associated treatment SHALL be documented in a CHP ___ and a CHP ____

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216 and 268

32
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OC SHALL not be used at a distance less than ___ feet and SHALL not aim at eyes at less than ___ feet

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3 and 5

33
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When OC is used on subject SHALL flush with saline within ___ minutes

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30

34
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The optimal deployment range for a less lethal shotgun is ___ to ___ feet

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5 to 60

35
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Areas SHALL report monthly deployments of less lethal shotguns to their respective Divisions by the ___ day of the following month

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10th

36
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Dart spreads for the ECD are:

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  • 1 foot spread for every 9 feet

- optimum distance is 7-15 ft

37
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ECD should not be used agains the following:

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  • subjects who appear elderly
  • women who appear to be pregnant
  • subjects who appear to be frail
  • subjects who appear to weigh less than 80 pounds
  • young children
38
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Uniformed employees SHALL not remove a probe if it has unintentionally lodged in any of the following areas:

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  • groin
  • breast area on a female
  • head and eyes
  • neck
  • spinal column
  • joints

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