FBAT Situational Judgment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You witness a fellow officer using excessive force on a restrained suspect. What is the most appropriate action?
- Do nothing to avoid conflict with a colleague
- Intervene immediately to stop the excessive force (Correct answer)
- Report it only if the suspect files a complaint
- Discuss it with the officer privately after the shift
Correct answer: Intervene immediately to stop the excessive force
Officers have a duty to intervene when they witness excessive force to protect suspects and uphold the law.
Question 2: You respond to a call involving a person in mental health crisis who is not armed but acting erratically. What is the best initial approach?
- Immediately restrain the individual
- Use calm verbal communication and request crisis intervention if available (Correct answer)
- Wait for the individual to calm down without engaging
- Arrest the individual for disorderly conduct
Correct answer: Use calm verbal communication and request crisis intervention if available
De-escalation through calm communication is the best first approach for non-violent mental health crises.
Question 3: You stop a vehicle and determine the driver's license is suspended but the driver says they are taking their child to the emergency room. What should you do?
- Ignore the situation and let them drive away
- Arrest the driver immediately regardless of circumstances
- Assess the emergency, ensure the child gets help, and handle the violation appropriately (Correct answer)
- Issue a citation and take no other action
Correct answer: Assess the emergency, ensure the child gets help, and handle the violation appropriately
Officer discretion allows consideration of emergencies while still addressing the violation through proper channels.
Question 4: While off-duty you observe a serious traffic accident with injuries. What should you do?
- Drive past since you are off duty
- Stop, identify yourself as law enforcement, render aid, and call 911 (Correct answer)
- Call 911 but continue driving
- Return home and report it when your next shift begins
Correct answer: Stop, identify yourself as law enforcement, render aid, and call 911
Off-duty officers have a professional obligation to render aid at serious accidents and notify emergency services.
Question 5: You discover that a senior officer in your unit has been falsifying arrest reports. What should you do?
- Say nothing to avoid department conflict
- Confront the officer directly and warn them to stop
- Report the misconduct through the proper chain of command or internal affairs (Correct answer)
- Wait for more evidence before taking any action
Correct answer: Report the misconduct through the proper chain of command or internal affairs
Reporting misconduct through proper channels is the officer's ethical and professional duty.
Question 6: A store owner asks you to remove a homeless person who has committed no crime but is sitting outside the store. What is the appropriate response?
- Immediately remove the person as requested by the owner
- Arrest the person for loitering
- Explain to the owner that no crime was committed and the person cannot be forcibly removed (Correct answer)
- Ignore the complaint
Correct answer: Explain to the owner that no crime was committed and the person cannot be forcibly removed
Without a law being broken, an officer cannot forcibly remove an individual from a public space.
FBAT Situational Judgment 2
You witness a fellow officer using excessive force on a restrained suspect.
What is the most appropriate action?