What are The Ten Fatal Errors?
- Lack of knowledge, apathy and/or complacency
- Taking a Bad Position
- Failure to Recognise Danger Signs
- Poor or No Search
- Failure to Handcuff
- Failure to Watch Hands
- Relaxing too soon
- Making False Assumptions
- Tombstone Courage
- Sleepy or Asleep on the Job
The decision to use an appointment…
Rest with the individual officer to whom they are issued.
Tactical Options Model:
Middle:
- Safety First
- Assess Reassess
Hub:
- Communication
10 Options:
- Active armed offender tactics
- Contain and negotiate
- Officer presence
- OC spray
- Baton
- Communication
- Tactical disengagement
- Weaponless control
- Conducted Energy Weapon
- Firearm
Outer Circle:
- Risk assessment
- Take charge
- Plan
- Action
Officer/Subject Factors
Age
Gender
Size
Fitness
Skill Level
Multiple Officers/Subjects
Special Circumstances
Proximity to a Weapon
Special Knowledge
Injury or Exhaustion
Ground Position
Disability
Imminent Danger
Drugs/Alcohol
Mental State
Control Theory:
The goal is ….. of the situation.
Control
What is the hub of the wheel?
‘Communication;’
The goal in any confrontational situation is
Control
Colour codes for buildings
WHITE - front
RED - right
BLACK - back
GREEN - left
Tactical Movement (6)
Shape
Shadow
Silhouette
Surface
Spacing
Movement
Cover and Concealment definitions
Cover - anything that provides protection from hostile fire.
Concealment - is protection from hostile observation
Principles of room entry (triangle of success)
SPEED - SURPRISE - DECISIVE ACTION
ABCs of cover
Accurate fire
Body armour
Cover from hostile fire
6 Concepts and Principles of Team Movement are:
- Maintain visual/proximity contact with team
- Maintain security
- Communication
- Flexible speed of movement
- Threshold evaluation
- Muzzle discipline
Motor vehicle stop, steps
- CONTACT
- ISOLATION
- WARNING
- STOP - 1m offset, 7m from rear of vehicle
- CHECK
- ACTION/APPROACH
- RESOLUTION
Elevated risk vehicle stop, steps
- CONTACT
- ISOLATION
- WARNING
- STOP - directly behind, 10m between the two vehicles
- CHECK
- ACTION
- RESOLUTION
What is this?
- Muzzle discipline, beware of crossfire
FIREARM DISCIPLINE
Positional asphyxia
- Persons handcuffed should not be placed in a prone position for extended periods of time.
- Do not leave them lying prone on their stomach or in any position where pressure is extended on the stomach or where the face is obstructed.
Five Steps of Tactical Communication
- ASK: an ethical appeal
- WHY: a reasonable appeal
- OPTIONS: a personal appeal
- CONFIRM: a practical appeal
- ACTION: using an appropriate tactical option
Edged Weapon Defence
- Protect the body
- Create distance from the threat
- Stop continuation of the threat
What is this?
• (a) quickly run hands over the person’s outer clothing.
• (b) requirement to remove outer clothing, including shoes.
• (c) examine anything in possession.
• (d) electronic metal detector
• (e) any other component of legislation
“Person Search” (Section 30 LEPRA)
What is this?
A Police Officer may conduct a strip search of a person if:
At Police Station or other place of detention, the Police Officer suspects on reasonable
grounds that the search is necessary for the purpose of the search, or in any other
place, the seriousness and urgency of the circumstances make the strip search
necessary.
• If anything, more than a person’s outer layer of clothing is removed, you are
conducting a strip search.
• Must not be conducted on a person who is under the age of ten
• A Police Officer of the same sex must conduct a search as the person searched
• ……………….. if a Police Officer of the same sex as the person to be searched is not
immediately available, a Police Officer may delegate the power to search to
another person who is: Of the same sex as, the person to be searched, and of a
class of persons prescribed by the regulations for this subsection
“Strip Search” (Section 31 LEPRA)
However,
3 Principles of a Search
Slow, Systematic and Thorough
Two types of search methods
Crush Method and Blade of the Hand
