Study Guide Flashcards
Firearm Justification
You are only justified in discharging your firearm when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life of someone else, or there is an immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else and there is no other way of preventing the risk.
CEW Justification
- Protect human life,
- Protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is occurring or imminent,
- Protect an officer/s in danger of being overpowered or to protect themselves or another person from the risk of actual bodily harm, or
- Protect from animals.
Baton Justification
The decision to use your baton rests with you. You may use your baton if in danger of being overpowered or to protect yourself or others from injury. The force used must always be reasonable.
Handcuff Justification
The decision to handcuff rests with you. Officer safety is paramount.
Generally, you are justified in handcuffing prisoners only when they have tried to escape, or to prevent escape or injury to themselves or others.
Defensive Spray Justification (OC Spray)
- Protection of human life,
- A less lethal option for controlling people, where violent resistance or confrontation occurs (or is likely to occur),
- Protection against animals
Ten Fatal Errors
- Lack of knowledge, apathy and/or complacency
- Taking a Bad Position
- Failure to Recognise Danger Signs
- Poor or No Search
- Failure to Handcuff
- Failure to Watch Hands
- Relaxing too soon
- Making False Assumptions
- Tombstone Courage
- Sleepy or Asleep on the Job
Control Theory
The goal is control of the situation. You need advantage for control.
Officer/Subject Factors
Age
Gender
Size
Fitness
Skill Level
Multiple Officers/Subjects
Special Circumstances
Proximity to a Weapon
Special Knowledge
Injury or Exhaustion
Ground Position
Disability
Imminent Danger
Drugs/Alcohol
Mental State
Glock Definition
The Glock Pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.
Definition of a stoppage
A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the user intends that it should fire.
Trigger Characteristics
Initial 12.5mm of trigger travel before the sears break and the pistol can fire.
Moving the trigger forward 4mm is sufficient to reset the sears.
Glock Safety Features/Mechanisms
Trigger Safety
Firing Pin Safety
Drop Safety
Three steps for a firearm to discharge
The firearm must be a functional, working model
There must be a round in the chamber; and
Someone must pull the trigger
Definition of a Safe Direction
A safe direction is a direction in which any unintentionally fired shot, would be safely stopped, and contained with no human injury, and at most, only minimal property damage.
4 General Safety Principles
- Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
- Be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times (never allow the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless it is required by your duties as a police officer)
- Keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on the target and you have decided to fire; and
- Be sure of your target. (Know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. Never fire at anything you have not positively identified).
Degrees of Weapon Readiness
LOADED:
Magazine containing rounds fitted,
round in the chamber,
pistol can be fired.
UNLOADED:
Magazine not fitted,
no round in chamber,
pistol cannot be fired.
Five major parts of the Glock 17
Slide
Receiver
Recoil Spring Assembly
Barrel
Magazine
Functioning Sequence of the Glock 17
- FIRING - Of the chambered round
- UNLOCKING - Of the slide
- EXTRACTING - the fired case from the chamber
- EJECTING - The fired case from the pistol
- FEEDING - A round from the magazine into the chamber
- LOCKING INTO BATTERY - Round chambered, slide locked fully forward - ready to fire
- LOCKING OPEN (Last Shot) - Magazine follower engaged slide stop lever and locks slide open
Three function checks after Glock reassembly
Trigger
Trigger reset
Slide lock
6 Parts of the Taser 7
Rear Sight
Speaker Port
Front Sight
Trigger
Arc Switch
Battery
CEW Spread
30cm spread for every 3.3 metres of travel
CEW preferred target zones
The back is the most preferred target area when reasonably practicable because it contains larger muscle groups and reduces risk of hitting sensitive body areas.
The back/rear of the body is the preferred target zone.
The front of the body is the secondary target zone.
Taser Use Restrictions
A Taser should not be used in any mode:
against a mental health patient solely to make them submit to medication or treatment
on an elderly or disabled subject(s)
