LEO cert exam| 490 questions| with complete solutions
What is P.I.T? correct answer: Patrol Interdiction Team
What is the purpose of a P.I.T? correct answer: An immediate patrol response to interdict and
resolve "in-progress" calls where no other options are readily available
________ is not a S.W.A.T. team. It is only used to resolve an immediate life threatening crisis.
correct answer: P.I.T.
What criteria is a P.I.T. based upon? (3) correct answer: ♦ A rapid deployment of patrol officers
♦ Interdicts and saves human lives
♦ Develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for patrol officers to resolve an in-progress
critical incident
Identify the 4 missing components of a P.I.T. response. (there are a total of 9, complete the list
below)
♦ Preplanning critical incident resolution
♦ Determining P.I.T. deployment / traditional response
♦ Emergency planning
♦ Decision making
♦ Officer tactics correct answer: ♦ Team tactics
♦ Communication
♦ Unity of effort
♦ Firearms skills
Identify important elements of preplanning a P.I.T. program. (5) correct answer: ♦ Policy
♦ Training
♦ Identification of possible target locations
♦ Prevention
♦ Incident Command
What are factors to be considered when contemplating a P.I.T. response? (7) correct answer: ♦
Proceeding loss of life
♦ Imminent life threatening crisis
♦ Insufficient time for traditional response
♦ Priorities
♦ Advantages
♦ Disadvantages
♦ Expectations
What are the priorities of a P.I.T. response? (3) correct answer: • Stopping the suspects' actions
• Rescuing victims
• Apprehending the suspects
,What are potential advantages of a P.I.T. response? (3) correct answer: • The ability to rapidly
deploy officers to confront and neutralize the suspects/threats
• To quickly contain and isolate the suspects from potential victims
• Rescue wounded and/or evacuate potential victims
What are potential disadvantages of a P.I.T. response? (4) correct answer: • Officers receive
minimum information regarding suspect's description, actions, weapons, or the environment
where the situation is occurring
• Specialized weapons and ballistic protection may not be available or may be left behind
• Heavy radio traffic will interfere with communications
• Minimal time for planning prior to immediate action
What factors may influence expectations that one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (4)
correct answer: • Situation
• Victims
• Responders
• Consequences
What situations may influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (7)
correct answer: -Multiple victims
-Numerous people throughout the danger area and inner perimeter
-Audio and visual impairments, such as screaming, radio blaring, explosions, fire alarms,
smoke, poor lighting, and darkness
-Gunfire from multiple locations
-Activated sprinkler systems
-Improvised explosive devices
-Carnage and chaos
How might victims influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (3)
correct answer: -Victims fleeing and hiding
-Hysteria when you encounter people
-Varying degree of injuries
What are potential consequences when deploying a P.I.T. response? (4) correct answer: -Self
doubt
-Grief, anguish, and anger by the survivors and relatives of victims
-Intense media contact
-Review by "tactical experts"
Who is responsible for the duties listed below, in a P.I.T. situation?
♦ Establish a command post
♦ Gather emergency intelligence
♦ Make proper and timely decisions
♦ Identify available staffing
♦ Make assignments
,♦ Establish communications
♦ Initiate a plan
♦ Establish location for staging of additional arriving officers correct answer: The first
responding patrol officer
What information (emergency intelligence) should be gathered immediately to determine an
appropriate response to a situation? (9) correct answer: ♦ Type of problem
♦ Is it actively transpiring
♦ Are lives being taken
♦ How many suspects
♦ Type of weapons / explosives
♦ Number of people in danger
♦ Suspects' location
♦ Command post location
♦ Safe route for responding officers
What are the decisions required at the scene of a P.I.T. situation? (3) correct answer: ♦ The
ability and willingness of other officers participation
♦ Life priority changes
♦ Is a P.I.T. response necessary in this incident
The ability and willingness of other officers to participate at the scene of a P.I.T. depends on
what factors? (3) correct answer: • Mental state
• Physical state
• Training
What are the available staff assignments at the scene of a P.I.T? (4) correct answer: ♦ Contact
teams
♦ Rescue teams
♦ Containment teams
♦ Command team
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. contact team? (4) correct answer: Make contact with suspects to:
• Stop the taking of lives
• Limit the suspects' movements
• Prevent escapes
• Communicate progress
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. rescue team? correct answer: Remove victims and other innocent
people from the scene
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. containment team? correct answer: Contain the scene
(inner/outer perimeter)
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. command team? correct answer: Manage the incident & gather
information (building information, situation, and information from people)
, All resources are deployed or coordinated through the __________ post correct answer:
Command
What are officer tactics required to function as a P.I.T. member? (5) correct answer: ♦
Fundamental searching techniques
♦ Firearm selection and capability
♦ Firearm expertise
♦ Shooting on the move
♦ Survival mindset
The following are what?
♦ Field of observation / fire
♦ 360 degree coverage
♦ Move to contact
♦ Two person team
♦ Three person team
♦ Four person team
♦ "Y" formation
♦ Diamond formation
♦ "T" formation
♦ Vehicle assaults
♦ Vehicle deployments correct answer: P.I.T. tactics
What are the benefits of learning mental preparation skills and the importance of a survival
mindset? (3) correct answer: ♦ Be ready with a plan at all times
♦ Believing you will overcome no matter the odds
♦ Reverting to training (train like you fight, fight like you train)
Identify general trends in society that may impact violence toward law enforcement. (4) correct
answer: ♦ More officers being assaulted
♦ Less respect for authority
♦ The general trend, often perpetuated in the movies, that violence can solve problems
♦ People are viewing violent images in media every day. They may become numb to the realities
of the violence they are viewing and begin to believe the media they are watching is reality.
Some individuals may begin to believe violence is a normal or acceptable way to react to
difficult situations.
__________ is a trait which may be acquired and strengthened through practicing ethical
behavior in the face of law enforcement challenges. Officers are encouraged to seek positive
professional role models. correct answer: Courage
Peace officers must realize life and death situations can come upon them as a part of their job.
Having a ____________ ___________, never giving up, and always believing you will succeed,
is vital in surviving these incidents. correct answer: Survival mindset
What is P.I.T? correct answer: Patrol Interdiction Team
What is the purpose of a P.I.T? correct answer: An immediate patrol response to interdict and
resolve "in-progress" calls where no other options are readily available
________ is not a S.W.A.T. team. It is only used to resolve an immediate life threatening crisis.
correct answer: P.I.T.
What criteria is a P.I.T. based upon? (3) correct answer: ♦ A rapid deployment of patrol officers
♦ Interdicts and saves human lives
♦ Develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for patrol officers to resolve an in-progress
critical incident
Identify the 4 missing components of a P.I.T. response. (there are a total of 9, complete the list
below)
♦ Preplanning critical incident resolution
♦ Determining P.I.T. deployment / traditional response
♦ Emergency planning
♦ Decision making
♦ Officer tactics correct answer: ♦ Team tactics
♦ Communication
♦ Unity of effort
♦ Firearms skills
Identify important elements of preplanning a P.I.T. program. (5) correct answer: ♦ Policy
♦ Training
♦ Identification of possible target locations
♦ Prevention
♦ Incident Command
What are factors to be considered when contemplating a P.I.T. response? (7) correct answer: ♦
Proceeding loss of life
♦ Imminent life threatening crisis
♦ Insufficient time for traditional response
♦ Priorities
♦ Advantages
♦ Disadvantages
♦ Expectations
What are the priorities of a P.I.T. response? (3) correct answer: • Stopping the suspects' actions
• Rescuing victims
• Apprehending the suspects
,What are potential advantages of a P.I.T. response? (3) correct answer: • The ability to rapidly
deploy officers to confront and neutralize the suspects/threats
• To quickly contain and isolate the suspects from potential victims
• Rescue wounded and/or evacuate potential victims
What are potential disadvantages of a P.I.T. response? (4) correct answer: • Officers receive
minimum information regarding suspect's description, actions, weapons, or the environment
where the situation is occurring
• Specialized weapons and ballistic protection may not be available or may be left behind
• Heavy radio traffic will interfere with communications
• Minimal time for planning prior to immediate action
What factors may influence expectations that one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (4)
correct answer: • Situation
• Victims
• Responders
• Consequences
What situations may influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (7)
correct answer: -Multiple victims
-Numerous people throughout the danger area and inner perimeter
-Audio and visual impairments, such as screaming, radio blaring, explosions, fire alarms,
smoke, poor lighting, and darkness
-Gunfire from multiple locations
-Activated sprinkler systems
-Improvised explosive devices
-Carnage and chaos
How might victims influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (3)
correct answer: -Victims fleeing and hiding
-Hysteria when you encounter people
-Varying degree of injuries
What are potential consequences when deploying a P.I.T. response? (4) correct answer: -Self
doubt
-Grief, anguish, and anger by the survivors and relatives of victims
-Intense media contact
-Review by "tactical experts"
Who is responsible for the duties listed below, in a P.I.T. situation?
♦ Establish a command post
♦ Gather emergency intelligence
♦ Make proper and timely decisions
♦ Identify available staffing
♦ Make assignments
,♦ Establish communications
♦ Initiate a plan
♦ Establish location for staging of additional arriving officers correct answer: The first
responding patrol officer
What information (emergency intelligence) should be gathered immediately to determine an
appropriate response to a situation? (9) correct answer: ♦ Type of problem
♦ Is it actively transpiring
♦ Are lives being taken
♦ How many suspects
♦ Type of weapons / explosives
♦ Number of people in danger
♦ Suspects' location
♦ Command post location
♦ Safe route for responding officers
What are the decisions required at the scene of a P.I.T. situation? (3) correct answer: ♦ The
ability and willingness of other officers participation
♦ Life priority changes
♦ Is a P.I.T. response necessary in this incident
The ability and willingness of other officers to participate at the scene of a P.I.T. depends on
what factors? (3) correct answer: • Mental state
• Physical state
• Training
What are the available staff assignments at the scene of a P.I.T? (4) correct answer: ♦ Contact
teams
♦ Rescue teams
♦ Containment teams
♦ Command team
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. contact team? (4) correct answer: Make contact with suspects to:
• Stop the taking of lives
• Limit the suspects' movements
• Prevent escapes
• Communicate progress
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. rescue team? correct answer: Remove victims and other innocent
people from the scene
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. containment team? correct answer: Contain the scene
(inner/outer perimeter)
What is the purpose of a P.I.T. command team? correct answer: Manage the incident & gather
information (building information, situation, and information from people)
, All resources are deployed or coordinated through the __________ post correct answer:
Command
What are officer tactics required to function as a P.I.T. member? (5) correct answer: ♦
Fundamental searching techniques
♦ Firearm selection and capability
♦ Firearm expertise
♦ Shooting on the move
♦ Survival mindset
The following are what?
♦ Field of observation / fire
♦ 360 degree coverage
♦ Move to contact
♦ Two person team
♦ Three person team
♦ Four person team
♦ "Y" formation
♦ Diamond formation
♦ "T" formation
♦ Vehicle assaults
♦ Vehicle deployments correct answer: P.I.T. tactics
What are the benefits of learning mental preparation skills and the importance of a survival
mindset? (3) correct answer: ♦ Be ready with a plan at all times
♦ Believing you will overcome no matter the odds
♦ Reverting to training (train like you fight, fight like you train)
Identify general trends in society that may impact violence toward law enforcement. (4) correct
answer: ♦ More officers being assaulted
♦ Less respect for authority
♦ The general trend, often perpetuated in the movies, that violence can solve problems
♦ People are viewing violent images in media every day. They may become numb to the realities
of the violence they are viewing and begin to believe the media they are watching is reality.
Some individuals may begin to believe violence is a normal or acceptable way to react to
difficult situations.
__________ is a trait which may be acquired and strengthened through practicing ethical
behavior in the face of law enforcement challenges. Officers are encouraged to seek positive
professional role models. correct answer: Courage
Peace officers must realize life and death situations can come upon them as a part of their job.
Having a ____________ ___________, never giving up, and always believing you will succeed,
is vital in surviving these incidents. correct answer: Survival mindset
