Criminal Justice /Police Revision 2- Police Officer Safety

Police Revision 2- Police Officer Safety

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This deck covers key concepts for police officer safety, focusing on handling aggressive behavior, understanding the impact of one's behavior on others, and recognizing levels of resistance.

POP mnemonic - be aware of when dealing with aggressive behaviour

Person
Object
Place

Person:-

  • where their hands are - keep On display

  • Under influence of drugs / alcohol or mentally ill - they may be unpredictable / irrational

  • their actions - threats/shouting abuse

  • consider other persons or friends of the individual who are nearby and could pose a danger

Objects:-

  • Knives/guns etc

  • pens/ keys / scissors / darts / screwdrivers/ pencils

Place:-

  • where the incident is, such as :

  • Building - places to hide

  • kitchen - dangerous utensils

  • building site - health and safety issues and access to variety of weapons

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POP mnemonic - be aware of when dealing with aggressive behaviour

Person
Object
Place

Person:-

  • where their hands are - keep On display

Model for how your behaviour affects others?
Betaris box

Levels of resistance?

  • If the suspect is compliant or not

  • If they refuse to comply verbally or through body language

  • If they simply ...

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POP mnemonic - be aware of when dealing with aggressive behaviour

Person
Object
Place

Person:-

  • where their hands are - keep On display

  • Under influence of drugs / alcohol or mentally ill - they may be unpredictable / irrational

  • their actions - threats/shouting abuse

  • consider other persons or friends of the individual who are nearby and could pose a danger

Objects:-

  • Knives/guns etc

  • pens/ keys / scissors / darts / screwdrivers/ pencils

Place:-

  • where the incident is, such as :

  • Building - places to hide

  • kitchen - dangerous utensils

  • building site - health and safety issues and access to variety of weapons

Model for how your behaviour affects others?
Betaris box

Levels of resistance?

  • If the suspect is compliant or not

  • If they refuse to comply verbally or through body language

  • If they simply sit/stand/lie still and won’t move (passive resistance)

  • they pull away or push the officer (but no attempt to strike) (active resistance)

  • if they physically attack the officer (aggressive resistance)

  • they commit an assault which present possibility of serious injury/ death (aggravated resistance)