Crisis Intervention & De-escalation Flashcards
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Which pre-attack behavioral indicators most commonly precede a violent outburst in a crisis situation?
Answer: Clenching fists, pacing, and hyperventilating
Clenched fists, pacing, and hyperventilation are physiological pre-attack indicators reflecting escalating sympathetic nervous system arousal and imminent transition to violence.
The FBI's Critical Incident Negotiation Team (CINT) primarily provides assistance with which types of incidents?
Answer: Barricade situations, kidnappings, and incidents with a terrorism nexus
The FBI's CINT specializes in high-stakes negotiations involving barricaded subjects, hostage-takings, kidnappings, and incidents with potential terrorism connections requiring federal resources.
What is the primary purpose of establishing a command post during a critical crisis incident?
Answer: To centralize decision-making, communications, and resource coordination under unified command
The command post centralizes all tactical decision-making, interagency communications, and resource coordination, ensuring a unified command structure during complex or extended crisis incidents.
Which mental health condition most frequently leads to police contact during crisis situations in the United States?
Answer: Schizophrenia, particularly when untreated
Research consistently shows that untreated schizophrenia most frequently leads to police contact due to active psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and severely disorganized behavior in public settings.
The principle of 'time, distance, and shielding' in crisis management refers to which of the following?
Answer: Tactical safety principles that reduce risk to both officers and subjects during dangerous encounters
Time, distance, and shielding are tactical safety principles: allowing time reduces urgency and enables de-escalation, maintaining distance minimizes immediate threat, and using cover protects officers from harm.
According to IACP policy recommendations, after-action reviews following critical incidents should primarily be designed to:
Answer: Generate learning opportunities to improve future response and reduce recurrence
IACP recommends structuring after-action reviews as learning tools focused on identifying what worked, what can be improved, and how to better prepare personnel for future critical incidents.
When a crisis negotiator uses the technique of 'minimal encouragers,' what are they doing?
Answer: Using brief verbal affirmations such as 'I see' or 'go on' to keep the subject talking
Minimal encouragers are brief verbal cues that signal active listening and encourage the subject to continue speaking without redirecting or interrupting the flow of communication.