Tactics Specific Patrol Skills

______ always beats _________.
Action / Reaction
Reaction / Action
Act / Reflex
Reflex / Movement
De-escalation means:
A behavior or action that is intended to escape or control the escalation of a situation.
To navigate a situation in order to prevent escalation.
To be able to handle an interaction tactfully so control escalation.
Using communication skills to de-escalate tense situations.
_______ is a fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s responses to and interpretations of situations.
Attitude
Mindset
Mentality
Way of Thinking
The two mindsets we want to have are:
Anticipation and Reactive
Winning and Mental
Winning and Anticipation
Proactive and Protective
The _________ mindset is problem-solving before faced with a specific problem.
Proactive
Expectant
Anticipation
Apprehensive
Protection from hostile gunfire is called ______.
Cover
Concealment
Protection
Body armor
The 3 forms of cover are:
Firearms, Armor, Traditional cover
Accurate return fire, Body armor, Traditional hard cover
Body armor, Physical cover, Proactive fire
Concealment, Return fire, Body armor
Protection from hostile observation is called ______.
Cover
Protection
Concealment
Shelter
Never approach a potentially dangerous situation without first ________.
Requesting backup
Marking yourself "on scene"
Requesting information
Notifying someone
Never go into a _______________ without backup.
Potentially dangerous situation
Building/structure where criminal activity is suspected
Structure that is known to be occupied
Potentially risky encounter
Pointing the muzzle of your weapon at something you don’t intend to destroy is called _________.
Lasering
Pointing
Beaming
Ray
Officers, when involved in a shooting, create a line of fire parallel to the target. This prevents possible Blue on Blue shooting and allows officers to __________.
Stay safe
Prevent cross fire
Maximize firepower
Shoot efficiently
If an officer breaks the line of fire, the rear officers have lost _________.
Line of fire
Line of sight
Safe firing
Priority of fire
A disadvantage of _________ is that it's not good for CQB encounters where weapon retention may need to be achieved.
Sul
Combat ready
Low ready
On target
What are the advantages of Low Ready? (Choose all that apply)
Allows complete scanning sequence
Weapons still aimed at target if threat exists
Target of threat is at pelvis
Good ability to move around and point shoot
Which of the following is not an advantage of Combat Ready? (Choose all that apply)
Great for CQB and clearing congested areas
Good ability to move around and point shoot
Distance shooting accuracy is diminished
Can be used in a crowd
Which of the following is not an advantage of Sul?
Ability to have weapon drawn and not laser or muzzle anything
Can be used in a crowd
Good weapons retention and CQB stance
Good ability to move around and point shoot
Bringing weapon up to line of sight to reload or clear malfunction is called ______.
Index
Sul
Low ready
Temple index
Which of the following is not a threat priority?
People
Open windows/doors
Closed windows/doors
Vehicles
For safe vehicle approaches, conduct all administrative matters prior to ______________.
Arriving on scene
Contacting dispatch
Approaching a potentially dangerous situation
Entering a risky encounter
For safe foot approaches, attempt to approach the location at a __ degree angle.
45
90
60
120
__________ is the dangerous area where the first responder is silhouetted against his/her own entry point from the perspective of defenders inside the room.
Silhouetting
Fatal funnel
Threshold evaluation
Doorways
Slicing the pie means:
Cutting around the corner of buildings to clear the scene quickly
Clearing potentially safe areas by cutting across uncovered areas as efficiently as possible
Evaluating unsafe areas by searching and clearing after closing distance
Tactically clearing an unsafe area of any threats beyond an obstruction using concealment or cover to your advantage
Which of the following is not a place you'll get involved in a shooting?
In the threshold
Inside the threshold
Outside the threshold
Adjacent to the threshold
Attempt to start evaluating the threshold from approximately ____ ft away.
10-15
10-12
6-8
8-12
Maintain a reactionary gap of ____ during threshold evaluation.
10-12 in
10-15 ft
6-8 ft
6-8 in
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