Test 4 Flashcards
According to policy 3.535.3 Protests: Peaceful Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, and Riots, Communication between the department and protest leaders helps to clarify expectations of both demonstrators and police, and thereby increases the likelihood that a demonstration will remain a peaceful and lawful gathering. Who has the responsibility for attempting communication with protest organizers or leaders?
Department Supervisors
You are arriving on a large gathering which officers describe as growing volatile. You observe approximately 150 subjects running into and out of the street and more people showing up. They seem to be gathered in response to a recent controversial event involving police. You make yourself the IC and in accordance with policy 3.535.5 Protests: Peaceful Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, and Riots, you evaluate the current and evolving conditions and assess many factors including:
- Any evolving threat to public safety.
- Protection and preservation of citizens’ civil rights.
- Unlawful actions or violations of laws ordinances, if any, of protesters.
- Movement of vehicular traffic and pedestrian safety concerns.
Continued from question 2. The crowd is growing, and the situation is devolving out of control with subjects throwing bottles and rocks at officers and breaking store windows and tipping over parked vehicles. You cannot identify nor contact any organizers without compromising the safety of your officers and yourself. You have gathered resources and created skirmish lines. You have announced via Public Address system that the gathering is unlawful. Your intent is to give orders to disperse at least three times, giving them ample time to leave the area. The only conditions under which the order does not need to be given three times is: (policy 3.535.7 Protests: Peaceful Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, and Riots)
- If there is an immediate threat of harm to property, then only one order to disperse must be provided.
- If there is an immediate threat of physical harm or death to a person, then no order to disperse must be provided.
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy, A Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) response is used when incidents occur simultaneously and ______________________________________.
exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.
True or False – According to policy 3.540.2 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy, Non-uniformed officers near the incident may respond to the staging area or as directed by the IC. However, careful consideration will be given to the assistance they can provide in relationship to that of a marked patrol unit with a uniformed officer. Non-uniformed officers should be readily identifiable as law enforcement to mitigate blue-on-blue incidents.
True
You are IC on an active assailant. You have ICS established, all responsibilities have been handled, a unified command has been set up and additional resources are pouring in. You have set up an alternate staging area for off-duty personnel who have responded to the event. You have another sergeant in charge of that staging area. You want him to ensure that all off-duty officers at that staging area, before they are assigned any tasks are: (policy 3.540.2 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy)
- Readily identifiable wearing an LVMPD uniform or identifiable police insignias.
- Have necessary equipment readily available (e.g., radio, handcuffs, and less lethal option) on their person.
According to policy 4.100 Arrest Procedures and Declaration of Arrest, ____________ are responsible for ensuring the reports are completed and the quality of the report is acceptable.
Shift Supervisors
According to policy 4.100.2 Arrest Procedures and Declaration of Arrest, Officers may, after notification and approval of a _________________, exercise discretion regarding continuing with the booking process if it has been determined that the arrestee needs medical assistance.
Watch Commander
You are the area sergeant and you receive a call from an officer regarding the release of a suspect from custody for medical reasons. You start asking the officer what the charges are. He asks, “why do you want to know?” You explain to him that according to policy 4.100.2 Arrest Procedures and Declaration of Arrest, we cannot release a suspect if he is in custody for crimes against an officer, Domestic Violence, DUI or any other mandated arrest, any violent crime against a person with significant injury, and what else?
- Any violent crime involving the use of a deadly weapon.
- Sexual Assault
- Kidnapping
A show of authority by an officer, in words or actions or both, that would cause a reasonable person to think they were being deprived of their liberty more than temporarily (i.e., more than an investigative detention) and involves either:
1. Submission by the subject to the officer’s show of authority, or
2. An actual physical touching that places the subject under the control of the officer.
This is the definition of: (policy 4.102.2 Arrests without Warrants)
an arrest.
A juvenile should be advised of the potential to be charged in ____________ when applicable. Examples of potential crimes include murder, attempt murder, and sexual assault. (Policy 4.102.2 Arrests without Warrants)
Adult court
According to policy 4.102.7 Arrests without Warrants, an officer will immediately release from custody any person they arrested without a warrant if the officer becomes aware that there is insufficient probable cause for proceeding with an arrest against the person. A released person will be deemed not to have been arrested but only ____________.
Detained
You are an area sergeant on duty when the senior sergeant on your shift calls and complains that FJC is not responding to a call that his officers are on. You ask him what happened, and he informs you that the suspect battered his pregnant wife. You ask what else the suspect did, and he informs you that is all. You then proceed to tell him that according to policy 4.104.7 Domestic Violence Investigations, the FJC serves as the investigative component for felony domestic violence cases excluding domestic violence where the enhancement is based solely on the victim being pregnant. What other exclusion(s) are there?
- DV where the offense of coercion is the only felony crime.
- Misdemeanor domestic violence that is coupled with non-domestic violence felony crime such as burglary or grand larceny.
- For the charge of domestic violence with a prior felony conviction, the prior felony conviction must be a domestic violence offense.
You are the area sergeant and are informed that there was a domestic battery by a department employee on his spouse. You are told that officers are at the residence now and you are enroute. There is PC for the employee. They can’t remember who handles this call since policy changes so much. You review policy 4.104.6 Domestic Violence Investigations, (which can be easily accessed from your tablet or cell phone through PowerDMS) and determine the unit to call out is:
Criminal Investigations
You are an on-duty area sergeant when you receive a call from your sister-sergeant. He informs you that an officer is making a DV arrest however, there is a previous conviction for domestic violence, verified through records, and the suspect had a firearm on him when he was arrested. He knows there is something that needs to be sent to the feds but cannot remember which alphabet agency. You inform him that a Firearms Notification (LVMPD 181) needs to be faxed to the local office of the _________ and _______ (Policy 4.104.5 Domestic Violence Investigations)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and LVMPD CCW Dispositions Detail
You are the dayshift sergeant when you are approached by a LEST. She informs you that there is a subject in the front lobby who shows as having a Stalking/Harassment Order against him which has not been served. She tells you the other sergeant refuses to bring an officer in from the field to serve it. You ask, “I don’t understand, how can I help?” She reminds you of policy 4.106.4 Orders for Protection (Restraining Orders) and says:
Stalking Harassment Orders must be served (or adverse party notified) by a commissioned officer.
According to policy 4.108 Transporting Arrestees, in the event of an arrestee escape, the transporting officer will notify the Communications Bureau and __________________.
Attempt to recapture the arrestee.
True or False – According to policy 4.116.1 Driving/Vehicle Procedures, provisions of NRS do not relieve the driver from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and do not protect the driver from consequences of the driver’s reckless disregard for the safety of others.
True
True or False – Sergeants are required to recertify at EVOC every 5 years according to policy 4.116.2 Driving/Vehicle Procedures?
True
You are the area sergeant and are informed by one of your officers that he struck a pole backing out of a parking spot. The officer is fine, no injuries. He asks if he should request traffic to respond. You ask him how bad the damage is, and he tells you it’s just a minor scratch and dent, barely $200 dollars’ worth of damage. According to policy 4.116.3 Driving/Vehicle Procedures, your response is to:
Complete a Supervisor’s Report of Department Vehicle Incident (LVMPD 393) and forward it to the chain.
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: A Casualty Collection Point (CCP) is a location established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be taken prior to a formal Triage, Treatment, and Transport (TTT) area by medical personnel. This is managed by the __________ of the unified command.
Fire Branch
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: The Casualty Collection Point (CCP) is typically found in a _______ zone. The Triage, Treatment, and Transport (TTT) is located in a ______ zone.
Warm/Cold
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In-the-Box patrol squads may be placed on alert in preparation or as a reserve to activated units.
MACTAC Alert
True or False, according to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: MACTAC alert is a report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In-the-Box patrol squads may be placed on alert in preparation or as a reserve to activated units.
True
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: ______________ is an area designated as a delineation between the clean (unaffected) and dirty (affected) areas of an event. This area should have officers present to sweep everyone for weapons. The injured will be swept and moved to the formal triage, treatment, and transport area(s), while uninjured/witnesses will be swept and moved to a refuge area.
Transition area
According to policy 3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response Policy: Each of these is one of the Four A’s?
Announce
Assess
Assemble
Act
According to policy 4.102.7 Arrests without Warrants: An officer must make an arrest without a warrant for:
- All felony and misdemeanor battery acts constituting domestic violence (see LVMPD 4.104,
Domestic Violence Investigations). - Traffic offenses that are classified as (LVMPD 4.200, Traffic Enforcement):
a. DUI
b. Felony hit and run
c. Homicide by vehicle - Protective order violations
According to policy 4.102.7 Arrests without Warrants: Releasing Property of an Arrestee to a Third Party: An arrestee who chooses to release their personal property to a third party without consenting to an inventory is essentially waiving their claims against LVMPD for lost or damaged items. Therefore, officers will ensure that their body-worn cameras are activated (see LVMPD 7.136, Body Worn Cameras) to document the arrestee’s choice and the third party’s taking possession of the arrestee’s property. When property is released to a third party, officers will document the release on the Property Report (LVMPD 67A). The Property Report must be completed and signed by the third party as directed. The officer will request the presence of a supervisor when:
The release of currency to a third party is over _________.
The release of non-currency items to a third party appears to be valued over ________.
$100/$250
If an officer transfers to Patrol from a specialized section, that officer must complete the MACTAC training within how many months?
3
According to Arrest Procedures and Declaration of Arrest Policy, the Supervisor will review the DOA for what?
- Sufficient justification for multiple charges on felony or gross misdemeanor arrests.
- Sufficient probable cause.
- Adequate articulation of the actions of the defendant constituting the charge.
- Quality of the report.