Officer Survival

Question 1

what is the foundation of officer survival?

Answer 1

Knowledge

Question 2

• Survival readiness 7 components

Answer 2

1. Knowledge
2. Mental Preparation
3. Physical Preparation
4. Arrest Control Skills
5. Firearms Skills
6. Equipment
7. Tactics & Tactical Thinking

Question 3

Knowledge

Answer 3

 Police combat confrontations
 FBI statistics
 Patterns of encounter
 Threat assessment
 Thought process
 10 Deadly Errors
 7 Fatal Tendencies

Question 4

Mental Preparation

Answer 4

1. You may have to take another’s life 2. You are responsible for the lives of
   others
2. You may be injured or killed at any
   time
3. Priorities of Life
4. The police profession is very high
   in Divorce
5. Police work is Hazardous to your
   Health
6. You must remain Vigilant during
   your shift
7. Learn from mistakes= your
   own/others

Question 5

Priority of life
(safety priority)

Answer 5

1. Hostages
2. Victims
3. Innocent by-standers
4. First Responders
5. Police
6. Suspects/Subjects
7. Pets/Animals Property

Question 6

Components of Arrest Control

Answer 6

1. Command presence
2. Verbal control
3. Physical control

Question 7

*What is the goal of officer survival?

Answer 7

Risk reduction.

Question 8

Who collects the information related to officer survival

Answer 8

FBI

Question 9

• fatal tendencies

Answer 9

1. Service oriented at the expense of
   safety
2. Use less force than peers
3. Use force later than peers
4. Rely heavily on “reading” people
5. Shortcuts Officer Safety Rules and
   Procedures
6. Drop Guard when “Good” is
   Perceived
7. “Laid Back” and “Easy Going”

Question 10

*10 Deadly errors

Answer 10

1. Failure to maintain proficiency and
   care of weapons & equipment.
2. Being sleepy or asleep on duty
3. Improper handcuffing and search
   techniques
4. Failure to Watch their Hands
5. Taking a Bad Position
6. Preoccupation, Daydreaming
7. Missing the danger signs
8. “Tombstone Courage”
9. Relaxing too soon
10. Apathy, General Carelessness

Question 11

Wheel of Power

Answer 11

1. knowledge
2. confidence
3. Command Presence
4. Control

Question 12

White

Answer 12

In a state of environmental unawareness

Question 13

Yellow

Answer 13

1. Relaxed but alert
2. Cautious but not tense
3. Is the state of mind you should be
   operating in all the time you are
   on patrol

Question 14

Orange

Answer 14

In a state of alarm

Question 15

Red

Answer 15

1. What looks wrong is wrong
2. An immediate threat to your life
   exists

Question 16

Black

Answer 16

In a state of panic; Mind is blocked out