TOF and TENR

Question 1

What is PCA

Answer 1

Perceived cumulative assessment. An individual’s analysis of how dangerous a situation is

Question 2

What are the 5 stages of TOF

Answer 2

Cooperation 
Passive resistance - walking away
Active resistance - Swearing
Assaultive
GBH or death

Question 3

What are the two imperative aspects of TOF?

Answer 3

Communication is imperative at all levels

Match the level of offender. Don’t exceed

Question 4

What is the underlying principle of TOF

Answer 4

Safety is success

Question 5

What are the four elements of TENR?

Answer 5

Threat - what is the threat!
Exposure - what is the potential for harm?
Necessity- Do you need to respond immediately
Response - what is your plan? Must be proportionate, timely, appropriate and reasonable

Question 6

What is the acronym to establish a level of threat?

Answer 6

INTENT - what do they want to do?
CAPABILITY- Are they actually able to do it? Access to gun etc
OPPORTUNITIES- Can they realistically do it? Consider the environment they’re in

Question 7

What is section 39 of the crimes act?

Answer 7

The level of force an officer can use whilst arresting someone or executing a warrant. Must be necessary and proportionate

Question 8

What is section 40 of the crimes act?

Answer 8

The level of appropriate force to avoid arrest or escape

Question 9

What is section 41 of the crimes act?

Answer 9

The level of force allowed to prevent suicide / self harm

Question 10

What is section 42 of the crimes act?

Answer 10

The level of force appropriate to prevent breach of the peace continuing or restarting

Question 11

What is section 48 of the crimes act?

Answer 11

Justification to use force in self defence or defence of a mate as long as it is necessary and proportionate

Question 12

What is section 62 of the crimes act?

Answer 12

You are criminally liable for any excessive force used

Question 13

When must a TOR be completed?

Answer 13

After the use of a tactical weapon. Ie, drawn a taser, pistol etc

Question 14

What is the section 32 of the policing act?

Answer 14

Officers may use a reasonable level of force to obtain fingerprints, photographs etc. Must be reasonable and necessary. Refusal can result in 5k fine or 6 months in prison

Question 15

Section 33 of policing act

Answer 15

Officers may use reasonable force to obtain fingerprints, footprints, photos if person is suspected of committed crime and you intend to arrest

Question 16

Explain how sections 11 and 125 of the search and surveillance act justify use of force on person in custody

Answer 16

Allows officers to take all possessions eg, money to protect them in the cells. If person does not comply, then officer can use 125 and use reasonable force to get possessions

Question 17

Show of force means

Answer 17

To pull out and present a tactical option

Question 18

Use of force means

Answer 18

Using handcuffs with pain compliance, oc spray, or weapon. Need to compete a TOR

Question 19

Reasonable use of force means

Answer 19

Using minimal force necessary to make an arrest

Question 20

Necessary and proportionate means

Answer 20

Using the level of force equal to that of the offender. Compare to the level of TOF shown by offender

Question 21

What does recklessly mean in a legal state?

Answer 21

Foreseeable but not desired or intended. Eg, playing with a phone case. Don’t intend to break it but will eventually