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Patrol Procedures Flashcards

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10 Most Fatal Errors

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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

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4 Basic Functions

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a. Maintain Order
b. Enforce Laws
c. Protect Constitutional Rights
d. Provide Services

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Neighborhood Policing

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  1. Reduce the fear of crime in the city of Boston.
  2. Improve the quality of life throughout the city.
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Three Principles of Neighborhood Policing:

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  1. Partnership
  2. Problem Solving
  3. Prevention
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Strategies

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• Aggressive
• Random
• Direct Deterrent
Patrol

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Area A

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District One (A-1): Downtown Boston, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, North End,
District Fifteen (A-15): Charlestown
District Seven (A-7): East Boston

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District b

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District Two (B-2): Roxbury, Dorchester.
District Three (B-3): Mattapan, Dorchester.

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District C

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C-6 - South Boston
C-11 Dorchester

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District D

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District Four (D-4): South End, Back Bay, Fenway, and Lower Roxbury.
District Fourteen (D-14): Allston & Brighton.

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District E

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E-5 - West Roxbury
E-13 - Jamaica Plain
E-18 - Hyde Park

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Survival Triangle

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Tactics
Shooting skill
Mental and physical Preparation

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What is stress?

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The strain placed on your internal system by anything that disturbs or makes a demand of you.

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Stress responses

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> Startle Response
• Thought Distraction
Physical Distress
Sensory Distortion
Awareness Lapse

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Startle Response:

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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.

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How do we combat stress?

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• tactical Breathing
• Positive Self Talk
• Crisis Rehearsal

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Threat Assessment

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Problem Area
Area of Responsibility
Focus Point

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Principles of triangulation

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Promotes tactical separation, minimize cross fire, and maximizes defensive fire.

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Interview Stance

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  1. Position 1
    6 - 8 ft. Away (If Practical)
    Bladed Stance
    Hands Up Above the Waist
    Gun Side Away
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Contact and Cover

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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.

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Cover and Concealment

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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

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The 4 W’s

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Who You Are
Where You Are
What You Have
What You Need

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BPD Radio Channels

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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.

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Logging in/Logging off radio codes

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On Air: Ocean Nora
Off Air: Ocean Frank

24
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3 Ways to clear a call

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Miscel Codes
Clear with an “R”
Charlie Robert

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CYMBOL

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Color of vehicle
Year of vehicle
Make
Body/model
Occupants
License plate

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3 Principles to success

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  1. Preparing for tour of duty.
  2. Knowledge of the area.
  3. Up to date information.
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Priority 1 Calls

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An officer receiving a Priority One call for service may utilize emergency driving after acknowledging receipt of the call to the Dispatcher.

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Priority 2 or lower

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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”.

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KEEP IN MIND

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An emergency response may be upgraded or downgraded by the responding officer, the Patrol Supervisor, or the Dispatcher.

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Rule 405

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Activate your BWC prior to activating the cruiser lights & sirens.

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MGL 89/7B: Operation of Emergency Vehicles

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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

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What MGL governs emergency driving and pursuit driving?

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89/7B

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VEHICLE APPROACH: DAY TIME

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  1. Turn off sirens 6 - 8 blocks away from location.
  2. Turn off lights 2 - 4 blocks away from location.
  3. Coordinate approach with other responding units
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VEHICLE APPROACH: NIGHTTIME

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  1. Turn off sirens 10 blocks away from location.
  2. Turn off lights 4 - 8 blocks away from location.
  3. Coordinate approach with other responding units
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Approaching the scene

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  1. Park in an unpredictable spot.
  2. Approach on foot.
  3. Awareness level increases. (Ex. Yellow → Orange)
  4. Scan the scene. (Situational Awareness)
  5. Use “invisible deployment” to watch, listen, and evaluate the situation.
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KEY CONCEPTS/SURVIVAL TOOLS

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Gun +1
Request Back Up
10 Fatal Errors
Suspect +1
Distance & Angles
CrisisRehearsal

37
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What do you never bring into a booking area?

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FIREARM

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Rule 318: Section 5 - USE OF TELEPHONE

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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

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Rule 318 Section 9 - FEMALE PRISONERS

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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.

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RULE 318, SECTION 18.1:
Notification During Transportation

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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.

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RULE 318, SECTION 13: Cell inspection

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Booking officer shall visually check and record their inspection of each prisoner at least once every fifteen (15) minutes.

42
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Strip Searches

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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

43
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Threshold inquiries: Rule 323

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Field Interrogation, Observation,
Frisk, and / or Search Report

44
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MGL Chapter 41, Section 98

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“[Police Officers] may examine all persons whom they have reason to suspect of unlawful design.”

45
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Rule 323 covers 3 areas:

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Encounters
Intelligence
Observation

46
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Observation

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Input is received via:
Hearing
Sight
Smell
Taste
Touch

47
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Recollection

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Observation, perception and recollection are connected.

48
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Factors influencing observation, perception, and recollection?

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Internal Factors
External Factors

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OODA LOOP

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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

50
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When to use OODA LOOP

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To make tactical safety decisions.
• To disorient the suspect (to gain the advantage).

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Eye Contact

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• 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.

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