Patrol Procedures Flashcards
10 Most Fatal Errors
a. Your attitude
b. Tombstone Courage
c. Not enough rest
d. Taking a bad position
e. Danger Signs
f. Failure to watch suspect’s hands
g. Relaxing too soon
h. Improper use or no handcuffs
i. No search or poor search
j. Dirty or inoperative weapon
4 Basic Functions
a. Maintain Order
b. Enforce Laws
c. Protect Constitutional Rights
d. Provide Services
Neighborhood Policing
- Reduce the fear of crime in the city of Boston.
- Improve the quality of life throughout the city.
Three Principles of Neighborhood Policing:
- Partnership
- Problem Solving
- Prevention
Strategies
• Aggressive
• Random
• Direct Deterrent
Patrol
Area A
District One (A-1): Downtown Boston, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, North End,
District Fifteen (A-15): Charlestown
District Seven (A-7): East Boston
District b
District Two (B-2): Roxbury, Dorchester.
District Three (B-3): Mattapan, Dorchester.
District C
C-6 - South Boston
C-11 Dorchester
District D
District Four (D-4): South End, Back Bay, Fenway, and Lower Roxbury.
District Fourteen (D-14): Allston & Brighton.
District E
E-5 - West Roxbury
E-13 - Jamaica Plain
E-18 - Hyde Park
Survival Triangle
Tactics
Shooting skill
Mental and physical Preparation
What is stress?
The strain placed on your internal system by anything that disturbs or makes a demand of you.
Stress responses
> Startle Response
• Thought Distraction
Physical Distress
Sensory Distortion
Awareness Lapse
Startle Response:
Refers to animal instinct to jump or make other involuntary movement in reflex to sudden fright, such as the sight or sound of a firearm.
How do we combat stress?
• tactical Breathing
• Positive Self Talk
• Crisis Rehearsal
Threat Assessment
Problem Area
Area of Responsibility
Focus Point
Principles of triangulation
Promotes tactical separation, minimize cross fire, and maximizes defensive fire.
Interview Stance
- Position 1
6 - 8 ft. Away (If Practical)
Bladed Stance
Hands Up Above the Waist
Gun Side Away
Contact and Cover
Contact Officer: Communicates with and if necessary goes hands on with suspect.
Cover Officer: While keeping the principles of triangulations covers his/her partner against a threat of force from the suspect and area of responsibility.
Cover and Concealment
Cover: An object that offers some level of protection from a threat, ie, cement barriers, motor vehicle engine, buildings, large trees, telephone poles etc. An object big and dense enough to stop a threat
Concealment: An object that allows you to go undetected by the threat but will not stop the threat. For example a plastic orange construction barrier may conceal your location but will not protect you from a firearm’s projectile
The 4 W’s
Who You Are
Where You Are
What You Have
What You Need
BPD Radio Channels
Channel 1 - Special events
Channel 2 - Area A Channel 3 - Area B
Channel 4 - Area E Channel 5 - Area D Channel 6 - Area C
Channel 7 - Message / Unit to Unit
Channel 8 - Nova Base / Inquiries Channel 9-12 - Investigative & Admin.
Logging in/Logging off radio codes
On Air: Ocean Nora
Off Air: Ocean Frank
3 Ways to clear a call
Miscel Codes
Clear with an “R”
Charlie Robert
CYMBOL
Color of vehicle
Year of vehicle
Make
Body/model
Occupants
License plate
3 Principles to success
- Preparing for tour of duty.
- Knowledge of the area.
- Up to date information.
Priority 1 Calls
An officer receiving a Priority One call for service may utilize emergency driving after acknowledging receipt of the call to the Dispatcher.
Priority 2 or lower
An officer receiving a Priority Two or lower call for service may utilize emergency driving, but must communicate this intention to use emergency driving to the Dispatcher by indicating that they are responding “Code 3”.
KEEP IN MIND
An emergency response may be upgraded or downgraded by the responding officer, the Patrol Supervisor, or the Dispatcher.
Rule 405
Activate your BWC prior to activating the cruiser lights & sirens.
MGL 89/7B: Operation of Emergency Vehicles
if he first brings such vehicle to a full stop and then PROCEEDS WITH CAUTION AND DUE REGARD for the safety of persons and property, unless otherwise directed by a police officer regulating traffic at such intersection
What MGL governs emergency driving and pursuit driving?
89/7B
VEHICLE APPROACH: DAY TIME
- Turn off sirens 6 - 8 blocks away from location.
- Turn off lights 2 - 4 blocks away from location.
- Coordinate approach with other responding units
VEHICLE APPROACH: NIGHTTIME
- Turn off sirens 10 blocks away from location.
- Turn off lights 4 - 8 blocks away from location.
- Coordinate approach with other responding units
Approaching the scene
- Park in an unpredictable spot.
- Approach on foot.
- Awareness level increases. (Ex. Yellow → Orange)
- Scan the scene. (Situational Awareness)
- Use “invisible deployment” to watch, listen, and evaluate the situation.
KEY CONCEPTS/SURVIVAL TOOLS
Gun +1
Request Back Up
10 Fatal Errors
Suspect +1
Distance & Angles
CrisisRehearsal
What do you never bring into a booking area?
FIREARM
Rule 318: Section 5 - USE OF TELEPHONE
Duty supervisor shall permit the use of the telephone within one hour for the purpose of allowing the person in custody to communicate with family, friends or the bail commissioner
Rule 318 Section 9 - FEMALE PRISONERS
The only time when males and females may be transported together is if they are arrested together for complicity in the same offense. Then they may only be transported from the scene of the crime to the station house to be booked.
RULE 318, SECTION 18.1:
Notification During Transportation
Transporting unit SHALL notify operations via radio, the point of departure, exact time and odometer reading of ALL prisoners, regardless of gender, gender identity or gender expression.
• Transporting unit SHALL notify operations of the ending mileage upon arrival to destination.
RULE 318, SECTION 13: Cell inspection
Booking officer shall visually check and record their inspection of each prisoner at least once every fifteen (15) minutes.
Strip Searches
A search that refers to an inspection of a naked individual without any scrutiny of his/her body cavities. It is a search in which a detainee is commanded to remove the last layer of his/her clothing
Threshold inquiries: Rule 323
Field Interrogation, Observation,
Frisk, and / or Search Report
MGL Chapter 41, Section 98
“[Police Officers] may examine all persons whom they have reason to suspect of unlawful design.”
Rule 323 covers 3 areas:
Encounters
Intelligence
Observation
Observation
Input is received via:
Hearing
Sight
Smell
Taste
Touch
Recollection
Observation, perception and recollection are connected.
Factors influencing observation, perception, and recollection?
Internal Factors
External Factors
OODA LOOP
It is a decision-making process to determine how much time it takes to:
• Observe something
• Orient self to the observation
• Decide what to do
• Act on the decision
When to use OODA LOOP
To make tactical safety decisions.
• To disorient the suspect (to gain the advantage).
Eye Contact
• Neutral: Consistent eye contact with occasional blinking and looking away
• Defensive: Avoids eye contact with people; repeatedly looks around, behind and away from officer
• Aggressive: Intentionally staring into face of another person without blinking or looking away; repeatedly looking at officer’s duty belt equipment and positioning.
