What is the primary duty of a Perimeter Officer
To prevent escapes ( protect the public)
Is a officer allowed to shoot a warning shot to have an
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No
When Can a vehicle be in the sallyport with both gates open
When the vehicle is too long to go through the gates one at a time and when it is An emergency.
If you believe a driver of the car you pull over is intoxicated it is your duty to?
Tell them to stay put and call sheriffs office. If they do leave the premises notify sheriff and do not follow them
When is deadly force justifiable?
When ability opportunity and jeopardy is present
What direction does the officer go when there is only one perimeter car available?
The officer is allowed to double back and also drive in a circular motion
What do you do before pulling a vehicle over?
Notify main control
You're allowed to use deadly force
Against deadly force or when you're threatened by deadly force
When is it appropriate to fire your weapon at a escaping offender?
When they are free and fleeing
When patrolling the perimeter you should?
Patrol in a random pattern
When relieving an officer from the perimeter car or tower post you should not check your weapons true or false
False
When both gates of the sallyport need to be open at once officers will?
Position themselves to be able to see you down both sides of the sallyport
If the subject has ability, opportunity, and places you in jeopardy how will you defend yourself?
With necessary force up to and including deadly force call main control and document the use of weapons.
If you're performing a unclothed body search you should do what?
Never touch their body allow the offender to remove his or her own clothing and hand it to you.
What is the most important reason contraband is bagged and tagged?
To preserve the chain of evidence
Vehicle searches can be done when?
Car is on prison property no search warrant is needed.
And cars are leaving prison property
Strip searches should be conducted
By a staff member of the same gender
Who can do a body cavity search?
ONLY a medical professional
All vehicle searches should be done?
Systematically and throughly every part of the vehicle should be checked.
Two reasons you can search a vehicle are When a Vehicle is entering or leaving state property and when a vehicle is being used to transport Offenders
True
What are the three types of contraband
Nuisance
Illegal
And legal
If the Driver is out what are the advantages ?
• The driver is subject to the same environmental factors as the officer.
• less chance of peer pressure from the passenger
• Driver is no longer in their home turf
If the driver is in what are the advantages?
• Less embarrassment for the driver
• Restricted position
• Less of a chance the driver will be hit by traffic
If the driver is out what are the disadvantages?
• Equal footing with Ofc
• harder to disengage
• must watch two sets of people if there are any passengers
What is Illegal contraband?
Any items or articles that poses a serious threat to the security of the facility and is not approved for possession or admission into a facility.
Ex: fire arms, cell phones, knives, narcotics or controlled substance, ammo/explosives, poisonous and hazardous chemicals.
What is legal contraband?
Things brought legally into a facility, but possessed by unauthorized offenders.
Ex: tools from kitchen maintenance outside of kitchen and maintenance.
What is nuisance contraband?
Any item or article which may be or may have been previously authorized for position but which is now prohibited because of excessive quantities or otherwise present a fire, security or housekeeping problem.
What are the four different types of searches?
Pat/frisk
Vehicle
Strip search
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