Patrol Procedures and Tactics Flashcards
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During a vehicle pursuit, the trooper's agency policy requires termination if the risk to the public outweighs the need to apprehend. Who typically makes this determination?
Answer: The on-duty supervisor monitoring the pursuit via radio
Supervisors are responsible for monitoring pursuits and ordering termination when the risk to public safety becomes unacceptable.
A trooper conducts a consensual encounter with a pedestrian. At what point does the encounter become a Terry stop (investigative detention)?
Answer: When a reasonable person would not feel free to leave
A Terry stop requires reasonable suspicion and restricts the individual's freedom of movement in a way a reasonable person would recognize.
When executing a warrant for arrest at a residence, what legal authority allows officers to enter without knocking under exigent circumstances?
Answer: The No-Knock Exception under Richards v. Wisconsin
Richards v. Wisconsin allows no-knock entry when officers have reasonable suspicion that knocking would create a threat to officer safety or evidence destruction.
A trooper discovers a suspect vehicle abandoned in a wooded area. Before approaching, the trooper should:
Answer: Establish a perimeter, request backup, and treat the vehicle as potentially occupied
An abandoned suspect vehicle should be treated as occupied until confirmed otherwise; perimeter and backup protect against ambush.
The 'plus one' rule in use of force training means:
Answer: An officer may use one level of force above what the suspect is displaying
The 'plus one' concept permits officers to respond with a force level that exceeds the suspect's to overcome resistance effectively.
When a trooper makes an arrest, Miranda warnings are REQUIRED before:
Answer: Custodial interrogation intended to elicit incriminating responses
Miranda applies specifically to custodial interrogation, not to general on-scene questioning or routine booking information.
During crowd control operations, a trooper's primary role in the skirmish line is to:
Answer: Maintain line integrity and move as a cohesive unit under command direction
Skirmish line effectiveness depends on coordinated movement; individual action breaks the line and creates gaps that endanger all officers.