Special Circumstances in Policing Flashcards
Excessive force is…
-when level of force exceeds level considered justifiable under the circumstances
Describe: early warning system
- used to identify early problem behaviors and provide intervention
- consists of selection, intervention, and post intervention monitoring
Describe: 5 officer profiles prone to excessive force
- antisocial, narcissistic personality patterns
- previous job-related experiences
- early career-stage problems
- dominant patrol style
- personal problems
When a police officer encounters a mentally-disordered person, what 3 choices to they have?
1-send to psychiatric facility
2-arrest
3-solve issue on the spot
Define: postshooting traumatic reaction (PSTR)
-emotion and psychological response patterns that may occur after a police officer shoots a person while in the line of duty
Prominent psychological effects during shooting are…
-perceptual distortions (time, sight, sound)
Prominent psychological effects after shooting are…
- heightened sense of danger
- anger
- sleeplessness
- isolation/withdrawal
- flashbacks
Fitness-for-duty evaluations are conducted to…
-determine a person’s psychological ability to perform essential job functions
An FFDE is requested when…
-a person’s behavior raises serious questions
Some agencies require FFDE’s after an officer experiences…
-a critical incident
Psychological assessments are standard procedure for special units such as…
-SWAT, TRT, undercover/narcotics agents, internal affairs, hostage/crisis negotiations teams
New generation hostage negotiations teams include 5 positions…
1-primary negotiator 2-secondary negotiator 3-intelligence officer 4-psychologist 5-tactical liason
4 categories of hostage takers include…
1-political activists/terrorists
2-prisoners
3-individuals who committed a crims
4-individuals with mental disorders
The APA condemned torture tactics in interrogations in…
-2004
The 3 types of false confessions include…
1-voluntary
2-coerced-compiant
3-coerced-internalized
