POST POST - Peace Officer Standards and Training Firearms and Use of Force 2

Question 1

Under Tennessee v. Garner, when may an officer use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect?

Accepted Answer

When the officer has probable cause the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury to others

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Any time the suspect flees on foot

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Only when the suspect is visibly armed

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When the suspect ignores three or more verbal commands

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of the POST use-of-force continuum?

Accepted Answer

To provide a framework for escalating and de-escalating force appropriately

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To mandate a specific response for every threat type

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To eliminate officer discretion in dangerous situations

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To replace individual departmental policies

Question 3

An officer's decision to use force must be judged against what standard?

Accepted Answer

What a reasonable officer with similar training would do in the same circumstances

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What the individual officer personally feared in the moment

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What a supervisor would have approved after the fact

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What department policy explicitly lists for that exact scenario

Question 4

Which of the following is classified as a less-lethal weapon?

Accepted Answer

OC (pepper) spray

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Service pistol loaded with hollow-point rounds

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Rifle with a 30-round magazine

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12-gauge shotgun slug

Question 5

After any use of force, POST guidelines require officers to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

File a use-of-force report and ensure medical attention is provided if needed

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Leave the scene to avoid confrontation

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Consult legal counsel before making any statements

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Wait for a supervisor before documenting anything

Question 6

In POST training, 'de-escalation' refers to which concept?

Accepted Answer

Tactics that reduce the need to use force by calming a situation through communication

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Using force quickly to end a confrontation before it worsens

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Retreating from all confrontations to avoid liability

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Waiting for backup before taking any action