Force Continuum For Police! Trivia Questions Quiz
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What do you know about the force continuum for police? Police officers use the force continuum, a scale of force alternatives, to mediate each situation's response level. It gives law enforcement officers and civilians rules about how much force may be used against a resisting subject. If you would like to task yourself and learn something, try this quiz on the police force continuum.
- 1.The lowest or first level in the police officers "Force continuum" is _________ control.
- A.
Open Handed
- B.
Verbal
- C.
Command voice
- D.
Officers presence
- 2.On the force continuum an officers may use ____ level(s) above the threat posed by the offender.
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 3.According to the force continuum, __________ is an example of deadly force weapon.
- A.
A taser
- B.
Pepper spray (OC)
- C.
A firearm
- D.
A canine
- 4.The term, vicarious liability, means that
- A.
Only one individual is liable
- B.
Liability is shared
- C.
Individuals are immune from liability
- D.
Only those who admit liability are liable
- 5.Which Supreme Court case set the standard ofr the use of force by police?
- A.
Arizona v Miranda
- B.
Terry v Ohio
- C.
Brown v Mississippi
- D.
Tennessee v Garner
- 6.When using deadly force, the officer should consider opportunity, jeopardy, and
- A.
Probability
- B.
Gender
- C.
Ability
- D.
Ethnicity
- 7.A police officer is justified in drawing their weapon when
- A.
Scared
- B.
Deadly force is a threat
- C.
An arrest is made
- D.
A suspect runs
- 8.When deploying an impact weapon to subdue a subject a police officer should avoid striking the offender's.
- A.
Ribs
- B.
Knees
- C.
Head
- D.
Stomach
- 9.Using ________ is considered deadly force.
- A.
Pepper spray
- B.
A taser
- C.
A knife
- D.
Bean bag
- 10.The term expandable baton refers to __________
- A.
An ASP
- B.
A slapjack
- C.
A pr24
- D.
A nightstick
- 11.The ________ is/are most affected by pepper spray.
- A.
Ears
- B.
Face
- C.
Mouth
- D.
Eyes
- 12.An officer gives a suspect an order, but the suspect fails to follow the order. The officer should use
- A.
Verbal commands
- B.
Contact controls (open handed)
- C.
Impact weapons
- D.
Defensive tactics
- 13.Compliance control relies on the ________ points on the body.
- A.
Nerve
- B.
Pressure
- C.
Pain
- D.
Blood
- 14.The term, reactionary gap, is the
- A.
Distance it takes for a car to come to a complete stop after breaking
- B.
Time it takes to determine there is a problem
- C.
Amount of time it takes an officer to pull a gun
- D.
The safe distance between an officer and the offender
- 15.What is meant by without 20/20 vision?
- A.
You can not see well
- B.
You are acting reasonably
- C.
Actions judged by the reasonable officer standard
- D.
You are judged by all facts even those unknown at the time
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