Defensive Tactics

Use loud, clear verbal commands throughout the application of the technique. Assume an appropriate position. Hold the impact weapon with one or both hands. Thrust the impact weapon into an appropriate target area. Follow up with an appropriate technique(s). This technique is called? (page 275)

These are the movements of the large or major muscles of the body, which are used in tasks such as running, punching, or kicking. (page 209)

OC is particularly effective on what areas of the body? (page 279)

Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, legumes (such as lentils), milk and milk products, vegetables, grains are a type of? (page 199)

Use loud, clear verbal commands throughout the application of the technique. Transfer your balance to the support leg. Lifting the knee, thrust the foot to the side. Strike the target with the blade or heel of the foot. Follow up with an appropriate technique(s). This is called? (page 245)

_____________ is increasing the use of force or resistance. (page 202)

Lie on your back with your legs straight. Bring your right knee towards your chest, placing both hands below the knee while continually pulling the knee towards your chest. Hold the stretch for 10–20 seconds and repeat on the opposite side. This stretch is called? (page 198)

The heat value of capsicum is measured in? (page 278)

Use loud, clear verbal commands while completing the fall. Tuck your chin into your chest. Bend your knees into a squatting position and roll backward. As your back makes contact with the ground, pull your arms in tightly, or you may swing both of your arms out at a 45-degree angle and strike the ground with the palms of both hands while exhaling. This is? (page 259)

While standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, bring your arms from an overhead position slowly towards the front of your body, while rounding the back and stretching the shoulder blades apart. Hold for 10–20 seconds. What stretch is this? (page 198)

This is a tactical method of safely controlling a suspect until you physically recover or reassess the situation, or backup arrives. (page 268)

What is a weapon that is not fundamentally designed to cause death or great bodily harm? (page 203)

What is the court case that initiated the plain feel doctrine? (page 234)

Blood flow is restricted from the extremities and skin. (page 208)

This position is a technique used to move a subject from one point to another without using pain compliance. (page 224)

This is a physical restraint compressing certain veins and arteries in the neck to cause a subject to lose consciousness for a brief period of time. (page 256)

_____________ is a subject’s verbal and/or physical refusal to comply with an officer’s lawful direction causing the officer to use physical techniques to establish control. (page 203)

What appears to play a vital role in the officer’s recovery from the critical incident? (page 211)

This is the tendency of your eyes to fixate to one location.(page 209)

While standing, lean your left ear to your left shoulder for a count of 10 seconds. Repeat on the opposite side. Stretch chin to chest and head to rear. Perform 2–3 sets in each direction. What stretch is this? (page 197)

What is the use of body mechanics to leverage or control a subject called? (page 251)

This refers to the subject having the means to carry out his or her intent to cause death or great bodily harm. (page 204)

Sometimes called the rest and digest system, is the part of the autonomic nervous system that is concerned with controlling the body during normal, routine situations. (page 208)

___________ the parts of the brain that are especially focused on emotion and motivation) that provides a survival response to the central nervous system. (page 208)

Sitting with your legs extended straight, bend your right leg and bring your right foot to the outside of your left leg next to the knee. Place your right hand behind your hips for support. Push your right knee to the left with your left elbow while turning your upper body to the right and rotating your shoulders as far as possible. Hold for 10–20 seconds and repeat on the opposite side. This is a? (page 198)

What should be your first physical contact with the subject? (page 224)

What provides energy needed by the brain, nervous system, red blood cells, and other cells? (page 199)

These are mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently (page 209)

Supine position means what? (page 265)

This transporter is a good controlling technique because of the position in which you put the subject’s arm. This transporter incorporates pain compliance, joint manipulation, and balance displacement. (page 227)

What is an impact technique using hands, arms, elbows, feet, legs, knees, or head to strike a subject in an offensive or defensive situation? (page 240)

This is a measure of anxiety caused by an appraisal of a stimulus that leads to an extreme state of arousal. (page 207)

These are tools used when empty-handed control is ineffective, but the subject’s level of resistance does not merit deadly force. (page 273)

After you have placed hand cuffs on both hands, the next step is to? (page 229)

This is a reasonably perceived, imminent threat to an officer or another person based on the subject’s actions, behaviors, words, or other indicators. (page 204)

Officers who are exposed to an extremely stressful situation, such as an officer-involved shooting, may experience short and long-term memory loss. This is a temporary or sometimes permanent condition called? (page 211)

The role of defensive tactics in law enforcement and corrections is to assist the officer in _______________________________. (page 196)

Use loud, clear verbal commands while completing the fall. Tuck your chin on your chest. Bend your knees into a squatting position and roll to the rear quarter and to one side. Relax the body as you fall. Don’t land flat. Dissipate the shock by rolling after hitting the ground. As your body makes contact with the ground, you may swing the same side arm and strike the ground with the palm to minimize impact. Exhale to relax your body and prevent you from having the wind knocked out of you. This is called? (page 260)

_____________ is a subject’s attacking movements toward an officer that may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer or others. (page 203)

What is the verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer’s authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence? (page 202)

This pressure point technique works well to bring a seated, kneeling, or prone subject to a standing position. (page 221)

This refers to the muscle control required to make small, precise movements, such as unlocking handcuffs with a key. (page 209)

What is forcefully blinking the eyes using all the muscles in the face, including those in the forehead? (page 280)

What is the term for the process for evaluating the appropriateness of an officer’s response to a subject’s resistance? (page 201)

What is a government intrusion into a place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy? (page 234)

What is achieving compliance or custody through the use of empty-hand or leverage-enhanced techniques, such as pain compliance, transporters, restraint devices, takedowns, and striking techniques. (page 203)

Because inmates and probationers have a significantly reduced expectation of privacy, searches by corrections and probation officers are much less limited by what amendment concerns? (page 234)

The minimum safe distance for an officer to be able to react to an edged weapon attack without injury is approximately? (page 288)

___________ is a subject’s attacking movements toward an officer that may cause injury but are not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the officer or others. (page 203)

Blood flows into the larger muscle groups providing oxygen to power flight and aid in escape. (page 208)