SWAT SW LEA Week 7 Exam Audio
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What does SWAT stand for? - Correct Answer-
Special Weapons and Tactics
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
What is SWAT used for? - Correct Answer-
They are elite units within a police force,
used for exceptional situations that require
increased firepower or specialized tactics.
How are SWAT teams used? - Correct Answer-
SWAT officers should be capable of dealing
with situations involving hostage rescue,
barricaded gunmen, sniper operations, terror
threats and high-risk security, and warrant
operations
How are SWAT members selected? - Correct
Answer-Possess full knowledge of police
policies and procedures. Be in excellent
physical shape and demonstrate advanced
firearms proficiency.
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,Describe SWAT history: - Correct Answer-
Public knowledge raised by TV show in 1975
They were first created in the 1960s to handle
riots or violent confrontations with criminals,
the number and usage of SWAT teams
increased in the 1980s and 1990s during the
War on Drugs and later after the September
11 attacks.
Why don't small agencies have swat teams. -
Correct Answer-They are expensive. Fear of
liability is a concern. Resources are limited.
What occurred between the LAPD and the
Symbionese Liberation Army? - Correct
Answer-Fourty years ago, the Symbionese
Liberation Army — the group that kidnapped
newspaper heiress Patty Hearst — was
involved in a shootout on May 17, 1974, with
the Los Angeles Police Department that left
six SLA members dead.
What was the Charles Witman incident at the
University of Texas? - Correct Answer-On
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, August 1, 1966, after stabbing his mother and
his wife to death the night before, he took
rifles and other weapons to the observation
deck at the University of Texas at Austin, then
opened fire indiscriminately on people on the
surrounding campus and streets. He shot and
killed 15 people and injured 31 others. The
incident ended when a policeman and a civilian reached
Whitman and shot him dead.
Describe the LA Riots of Los Angeles in 1965 - Correct Answer-
The Watts Rebellion was a large series of riots that broke out
August 11, 1965, in the predominantly Black neighborhood of
Watts in Los Angeles. It lasted for six days, resulting in 34 deaths,
1,032 injuries and 4,000 arrests, involving 34,000 people and
ending in the destruction of 1,000 buildings, totaling $40 million in
damages.
After a traffic stop a riot was ignited. Marquette and Ronald Frye
were pulled over by a white California Highway Patrol officer.
Marquette failed a sobriety test and panicked as he was arrested.
As Marquette's anger rose at the thought of going to jail, a scuffle
broke out between him and one of the police officers.
A crowd began to gather, and back-up police arrived under the
assumption that the crowd was hostile. Marquette was knocked
down by the riot baton, handcuffed and taken to the police car.
The Frye brothers' mother, Rena, was arrested and forced into the
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Version With 100% Correct And Verified
Answers 2025
What does SWAT stand for? - Correct Answer-
Special Weapons and Tactics
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
What is SWAT used for? - Correct Answer-
They are elite units within a police force,
used for exceptional situations that require
increased firepower or specialized tactics.
How are SWAT teams used? - Correct Answer-
SWAT officers should be capable of dealing
with situations involving hostage rescue,
barricaded gunmen, sniper operations, terror
threats and high-risk security, and warrant
operations
How are SWAT members selected? - Correct
Answer-Possess full knowledge of police
policies and procedures. Be in excellent
physical shape and demonstrate advanced
firearms proficiency.
Vendarsol
,Describe SWAT history: - Correct Answer-
Public knowledge raised by TV show in 1975
They were first created in the 1960s to handle
riots or violent confrontations with criminals,
the number and usage of SWAT teams
increased in the 1980s and 1990s during the
War on Drugs and later after the September
11 attacks.
Why don't small agencies have swat teams. -
Correct Answer-They are expensive. Fear of
liability is a concern. Resources are limited.
What occurred between the LAPD and the
Symbionese Liberation Army? - Correct
Answer-Fourty years ago, the Symbionese
Liberation Army — the group that kidnapped
newspaper heiress Patty Hearst — was
involved in a shootout on May 17, 1974, with
the Los Angeles Police Department that left
six SLA members dead.
What was the Charles Witman incident at the
University of Texas? - Correct Answer-On
Vendarsol
, August 1, 1966, after stabbing his mother and
his wife to death the night before, he took
rifles and other weapons to the observation
deck at the University of Texas at Austin, then
opened fire indiscriminately on people on the
surrounding campus and streets. He shot and
killed 15 people and injured 31 others. The
incident ended when a policeman and a civilian reached
Whitman and shot him dead.
Describe the LA Riots of Los Angeles in 1965 - Correct Answer-
The Watts Rebellion was a large series of riots that broke out
August 11, 1965, in the predominantly Black neighborhood of
Watts in Los Angeles. It lasted for six days, resulting in 34 deaths,
1,032 injuries and 4,000 arrests, involving 34,000 people and
ending in the destruction of 1,000 buildings, totaling $40 million in
damages.
After a traffic stop a riot was ignited. Marquette and Ronald Frye
were pulled over by a white California Highway Patrol officer.
Marquette failed a sobriety test and panicked as he was arrested.
As Marquette's anger rose at the thought of going to jail, a scuffle
broke out between him and one of the police officers.
A crowd began to gather, and back-up police arrived under the
assumption that the crowd was hostile. Marquette was knocked
down by the riot baton, handcuffed and taken to the police car.
The Frye brothers' mother, Rena, was arrested and forced into the
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