Title: Identify high-risk situations an officer may face.
Course: Public Safety II (15101-II) > Section: CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Exploring Policing

Identification should include

- potential high-risk situations (e.g., crimes in progress, alarms, domestic disputes, disasters, and ambush)
- factors for officer survival (e.g., positive attitude, anticipation of danger, plan of action, good physical condition, maintenance of equipment)
- importance of effective initial response
- procedures for handling various high-risk situations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of crimes in progress that are inherently dangerous?
- What is the importance of mental preparation and preplanning in handling high-risk situations?
- What are the current statistics on officer injuries and the ways they acquire those injuries?
- How and when do most assaults against law enforcement occur?
- What are some pre-assaultive indicators?