Part 1 - Use of Force and Weapons

Question 1

Define:

Disorder control agents composed of local irritants which in low concentration act primarily on the eyes, such as Ortho-chlorobenzylmalononitrile (CS) Gas or Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray.

Answer 1

Chemical agents:

Question 2

Contact shooting:

A shooting in which an MDPD officer shoots any person, including themselves, intentionally or accidentally, on duty or off duty, or when an MDPD officer is shot by any person, or a person is struck by a projectile, or a ______ projectile, such as glass, wood, concrete, etc.

Answer 2

secondary

Question 3

ECD-user certified:

Only personnel who have satisfactorily completed the Department’s___-hour training course shall be authorized to carry and utilize the ECD.

Answer 3

8

Question 4

Non-contact shooting:

A shooting in which an MDPD officer discharges a firearm (except during training, practice, or personal recreational activities) and no person is struck by the projectile.

______shootings are considered non-contact shootings for the purposes of this directive.

Answer 4

Animal

Question 5

Less-than-lethal force normally includes the use of physical strength or ___, chemical agents, the defensive police baton, Applied Carotid Triangle Restraint (ACTR), ECDs, or any other departmentally-approved less-than-lethal device or technique.

Answer 5

skill

Question 6

Serious physical injury:

Serious physical injury includes, but is not limited to, an injury which creates a substantial risk of death or serious personal disfigurement, _____, or protracted loss or impairment of the functioning of any organ or part of the body.

Answer 6

disability

Question 7

Use of Deadly Force:

Officers may use deadly force which the officer reasonably believes is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a violent _____.

Answer 7

felony

Question 8

Use of Deadly Force:

Officers may use deadly force against any person which the officer reasonably believes is necessary to prevent the escape of a fleeing violent felon from a ____ institution.

Answer 8

penal

Question 9

Discharge of Firearms from Moving Vehicles:

Officers shall not discharge firearms from a moving vehicle unless the officer reasonably believes that such discharge is necessary due to ________ circumstances and in the immediate defense of life.

Answer 9

exigent

Question 10

Discharge of Firearms at Moving Vehicles:

Officers shall not unreasonably place themselves in a position where a threat of imminent danger of death or serious physical injury is created when attempting to approach, _______ and/or stop a motor vehicle.

Answer 10

pursue

Question 11

USE OF FORCE REPORTING:

An SRRR form shall be prepared when an officer acts in an official capacity ________, regardless of whether an arrest is made and whenever the following occurs:

1. A firearm is discharged resulting in a contact or non-contact shooting, **an immediate investigation by the appropriate investigators will be conducted, independent from the SRRR. **

Answer 11

on or off duty

Question 12

USE OF FORCE REPORTING:

• A degree of force is applied or a ____ occurs which results in an injury or death to the subject, any other individuals, or is likely to cause injury.
• A chemical agent is discharged in the direction of, or causes injury to a person.

Answer 12

struggle

Question 13

USE OF FORCE REPORTING:

• An injury or a complaint of injury which results from the guiding, ______, directing, or handcuffing of a person who offers resistance.
• The ACTR is utilized.

The side-handle or expandable defensive police baton is used as a striking instrument.

Answer 13

Holding

Question 14

USE OF FORCE REPORTING:

• An ECD deployment results in the subject being impacted by probes, drive stunned, or stimulated by _______ ________.

Answer 14

electrical energy

Question 15

USE OF FORCE REPORTING:

• When an _____ is the only injured party during the course of an arrest, and the criteria listed above do not apply, the SRRR form is not required.
• Additionally, a complaint of injury does not constitute the implementation of a SRRR **if not related to an actual use of force incident. **

Answer 15

officer

Question 16

Preparation of SRRR:

Color photos will be taken of all subjects and employees who were directly involved in the original incident and were listed on the SRRR form.

Color photos will also be taken of all injured parties; i.e., officers, subjects, and other individuals who are involved in the incident, except when the incident is a contact shooting investigated by the ____ Bureau.

Answer 16

Homicide

Question 17

Preparation of SRRR:

With the exception of _____ ______, if the incident is going to be investigated by PCB, the preparing supervisor must include a short synopsis of the incident in the Narrative Section of the form.

If the incident is to be investigated by a specialized unit, including non-contact and animal shootings investigated by the PCB, the preparing supervisor shall enter in the Narrative SEE CASE REPORT PREPARED BY.

Answer 17

shooting incidents

Question 18

Medical Attention:

If a subject complains of pain or injury; is unconscious; or, in the opinion of the concerned officer or supervisor, has an obvious injury requiring medical attention beyond the capability afforded by training and issued first aid items, officers shall request a ____ unit be dispatched to the scene to render first aid or transport the injured party to a medical facility.

Answer 18

MDFR

Question 19

Administrative Assignment:

Any employee, whose action(s) or use of force in an official capacity, results in _____ or serious injury, will be removed from line-duty assignment, pending an administrative review.

Answer 19

death

Question 20

DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS INVESTIGATIONS/REPORTS:

Notifications: The involved officer shall immediately notify an _____ supervisor who will contact the Communications Bureau Shift Commander.

Answer 20

on-duty

Question 21

Incidents Occurring Within Unincorporated Miami-Dade County:

• A supervisor advised of such an incident will proceed immediately to the scene, evaluate the incident, and request assistance as warranted.
• An ______ uniformed unit will be dispatched to render assistance, secure the scene, initiate an investigation, and prepare initial case reports.

Answer 21

uninvolved

Question 22

Incidents Occurring Within Unincorporated Miami-Dade County:

• Homicide and PCB investigators will respond and initiate follow-up action on all contact shootings.
• A ____ Bureau investigator will be the primary (lead) investigator on all contact shootings.
• A PCB investigator will respond and conduct an investigation on all non-contact shootings.

Answer 22

Homicide

Question 23

Supervisory responsibility at contact shootings and in-custody deaths:
The on-scene uniformed supervisor is responsible for ensuring the following:

• The prompt ____ and integrity of the shooting scene by establishing two perimeters (an interior perimeter for concerned investigators, departmental command staff, and supervisors, and an exterior perimeter for media, members of the public, etc.).

Answer 23

security

Question 24

Supervisory responsibility at contact shootings and in-custody deaths:
The on-scene uniformed supervisor is responsible for ensuring the following:

• No firearms should be impounded, checked, or in any way disturbed by anyone other than MDPD Crime Scene Investigations Section personnel in the presence of a ____ investigator or supervisor.
• The involved officer’s firearm should be re-holstered or left where it was dropped.

Answer 24

Homicide

Question 25

Supervisory responsibility at **non-contact** shootings: The **on-scene uniformed supervisor is responsible for ensuring:** * \_\_\_\_\_ officers are required to respond to supervisor's inquiries and write reports concerning the incident as directed. * Making arrangements to supply officers who discharge their firearms with a **replacement** for _any firearm that is impounded by_ **PCB**.

Answer 25

Witness

Question 26

Incidents Occurring Outside Miami-Dade County: ## Footnote If the incident occurred in **Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach, or Collier Counties**, a ___ investigator will respond.

Answer 26

PCB

Question 27

Attorney or Psychotherapist/Client Privilege: ## Footnote **Involved officers:** Officers who discharge their firearms are defined as involved officers in an _____ investigation. **Witnesses:** There is **no entitlement for a witness** to speak to an attorney or representative of choice prior to responding to the inquiries of a supervisor or PCB investigator **in an administrative investigation**.

Answer 27

administrative

Question 28

Administrative Investigative Review and Report of Findings: * In the event of a **contact shooting**, the investigative file will be forwarded to a **disposition panel** selected by PCB. * In the event of a \_\_\_\_\_\_** shooting**, the investigative file will be forwarded to the supervisor **of the major organizational element of the concerned officer. **

Answer 28

non-contact

Question 29

Administrative Investigative Review and Report of Findings: ## Footnote After review of the incident, and if the facts support a conclusion that the discharge was the result of officer negligence, the officer may be required to undergo ______ _______ training.

Answer 29

firearms certification

Question 30

Applied Carotid Triangle Restraint (ACTR): * After any application of the ACTR, an\_\_\_\_\_ unit shall be requested to the scene to examine the subject for any possible injury and advised that the ACTR was utilized. * If the subject is unconscious, he shall be placed in a sitting position and revived utilizing the "\_\_\_\_\_\_ technique"

Answer 30

MDFR/back striking

Question 31

Applied Carotid Triangle Restraint (ACTR): ## Footnote If the subject does not revive after ___ seconds and is not breathing, artificial respiration.

Answer 31

30

Question 32

Mandatory observation: ## Footnote A \_\_\_-hour **mandatory** visual observation of the subject, by the arresting officer, shall begin after application of the ACTR, **regardless of whether the subject is rendered unconscious**.

Answer 32

two

Question 33

Transportation: ## Footnote Prior to being transported, the conscious subject shall be **placed in a sitting position** in the police vehicle. The subject shall be transported by __ officers to a medical facility and examined **prior to being incarcerated**.

Answer 33

two

Question 34

Chemical Agents: * Chemical agents are currently considered \_\_\_\_\_\_. * Chemical agents will not be used until all other reasonable efforts to control an incident have failed.

Answer 34

non-lethal

Question 35

Chemical Agents: **Authority to employ:** During crowd control situations, or civil disturbances, **the on-scene commander** has responsibility for _____ use of a chemical agent and for directing its application.

Answer 35

authorizing

Question 36

Electronic Control Device (ECD): Only those employees who have completed the approved ECD User Certification course may utilize an ECD. * ECD use **should not exceed** an accumulative total of __ cycles or deployments, regardless of the number of officers deploying an ECD, **unless tactically necessary to seize an individual. **

Answer 36

three

Question 37

Electronic Control Device (ECD): ## Footnote ECD deployment is authorized during an arrest or _____ situation where the subject is exhibiting threatening body language associated with verbal threats, or the subject is refusing to comply with the officer’s instructions and has the apparent ability to physically challenge the officer.

Answer 37

custodial

Question 38

Electronic Control Device (ECD): ## Footnote The duration of any deployment or cycle should not exceed __ seconds, **unless tactically necessary** to seize an individual for custodial treatment purposes.

Answer 38

15

Question 39

Electronic Control Device (ECD): ## Footnote The **supervisor** conducting the preliminary ECD investigation for the purpose of writing the SRRR shall **notify the \_\_\_\_\_ **and ask that PCB be notified on all ECD incidents involving a **cumulative total of three or more cycles** or deployments; regardless of the number of officers deploying an ECD, and/or any ECD deployments/cycles **exceeding 15 seconds** of duration.

Answer 39

Communications Bureau Shift Commander

Question 40

ECD deployment on animals: ## Footnote In the event an animal is struck with an ECD, the Miami-Dade _____ Department will be requested to respond to the scene. **An SRRR is not necessary**; however, the **ECD Usage Report will be completed** and forwarded to MDPSTI’s Police Survival Unit.

Answer 40

Animal Services

Question 41

Issuance of ECD and cartridges: ## Footnote The MDPSTI, \_\_\_\_\_\_ Unit, issues all assigned ECDs to departmental elements. **ECDs assigned** to officers will **remain** assigned to those officers **even when transferred** to other districts, bureaus, sections.

Answer 41

Police Survival

Question 42

ECD aftercare procedures: * Only ECD-user certified officers will remove the probes from the subject using departmentally-issued safety gloves. * Any **\_\_\_\_** prisoner impacted by the ECD probes shall be transported to a detention facility via Ward D, **when determined to be necessary**.

Answer 42

adult

Question 43

ECD aftercare procedures: ## Footnote Any **juvenile** impacted by an ECD shall be transported to a medical facility for evaluation. **Upon written \_\_\_\_\_\_** from the medical facility, the juvenile prisoner shall be transported to the **Juvenile Services Department. **

Answer 43

release

Question 44

MDPD personnel **will notify MDFR** under the following circumstances: * When a probe is **embedded in the head, neck, or genital area**. * When the person is unconscious even for a short period of time. * When there is a visible seizure and the ECD is ____ firing. * When the person is in an “excited delirium” state.

Answer 44

NOT

Question 45

MDPD personnel will notify MDFR under the following circumstances: * If used on a juvenile (18 years of age or under) in an arrest or custodial situation. * If there is any doubt as to the health of the person. **Continuous monitoring** of the person must take place regardless of whether MDFR is called or not, especially within the first ___ minutes after an ECD application.

Answer 45

60

Question 46

ECD Documentation and photographs: ## Footnote The supervisor shall document **the ECD cartridge(s**) _______ in the narrative of the SRRR. The supervisor shall ensure that a completed draft copy of the SRRR shall be **faxed** to ___ within 24 hours of the incident.

Answer 46

serial number/PCB

Question 47

ECD Documentation and photographs: ## Footnote The final SRRR shall be forwarded to the concerned **Assistant Director** for review within __ days of the incident. In an arrest or custodial situation **when only the ECD is drawn from the holster**, and compliance is achieved, only an ______ shall be completed and **forwarded to the MDPSTI, Police Survival Unit**.

Answer 47

five Electronic Control Device Usage Report

Question 48

ECD-user responsibilities: ## Footnote The _____ reserves the right to exclude specific officers from the mandatory carrying of an ECD.

Answer 48

Director

Question 49

Personnel equipped with an ECD will be responsible for ensuring proper operation of the ECD by removing the cartridge and **conducting a spark test every working day.** The spark test will be **documented on the bottom of the Daily Activity Report**, i.e., time of test, the word “Test”, and the ___ serial number.

Answer 49

ECD

Question 50

**ECD-certified personnel** will maintain certification by attending the annual ___ hour recertification course **whether or not** they are currently assigned an ECD.

Answer 50

four

Question 51

Supervisor’s responsibilities: ## Footnote When an **ECD** **is discharged** A supervisor in the rank of ____ or higher, shall **review and initial the download, Electronic Control Device Usage Report, and SRRR**, to ensure that all documentation is consistent and accurate.

Answer 51

lieutenant

Question 52

Shotguns: ## Footnote The shotgun will be carried with the **chamber closed and \_\_\_\_**, the magazine filled, and the safety on. A _round shall be chambered_ **only when an officer determines that deadly force may be necessary.** A chambered round will be removed directly from the chamber. Manufactured by Remington, Model 870, or Smith and Wesson, Model 3000; **18-20 inch barrel**; 12-gauge; and blue, black, parkerized, or matte gray finish. **Extended magazine tubes are authorized**.

Answer 52

empty

Question 53

Revolvers: **Uniformed assignment:** A departmentally-issued revolver chambered to accept __ .38 special cartridges, with a barrel length of **four inches**. **Non-uniformed and Special Response Team (SRT) assignments:** * Has a barrel length not exceeding four inches. * Is capable of holding a minimum of __ cartridges. * Is not less than .38 special nor greater than .45 caliber.

Answer 53

six/five

Question 54

Rifles: ## Footnote Successful completion of the MDPSTI's \_\_-hour rifle training course. **The rifle will be carried with the chamber closed and empty, the magazine filled, and the safety on. **

Answer 54

16

Question 55

Grips: * Grips shall be \_\_\_, rubber, or those supplied by the manufacturer of the weapon. Trigger Shoes: * **Trigger shoes are prohibited**.

Answer 55

wood

Question 56

High-Capacity Magazines: ## Footnote Sworn personnel may purchase high-capacity magazines ( __ rounds or more) **for their personally owned weapons**.

Answer 56

10

Question 57

Duty Ammunition Supply: ## Footnote **Uniformed officers** will carry sufficient ammunition to supply __ complete reloads for the approved primary firearm. **Non-uniformed officers** shall carry sufficient ammunition to supply **a complete reload** for the approved primary firearm.

Answer 57

two

Question 58

PROFICIENCY: ## Footnote A **minimum** score of __ per cent is required throughout the designated course. **Remedial training** will be tailored to individual needs based on MDPSTI recommendations, and will not exceed ___ consecutive days.

Answer 58

80/5

Question 59

Officers who fail to demonstrate proficiency during scheduled Annual Qualification will be required to achieve proficiency during a scheduled \_\_\_-hour Qualification Enhancement Course.

Answer 59

eight

Question 60

AIRPORT/AIR CARRIER RESTRICTIONS: ## Footnote Carrying Firearms into Concourses of Miami International Airport (MIA): On-duty personnel who wish to pass concourse screening points must display a badge and the approved ____ photo identification, **even in uniform. **

Answer 60

MIA