SCCJA DEFENSIVE TACTICS TEST
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is defensive tactics in the context of criminal justice?
✔️ A structured method of using controlled movements to defend against or manage
a subject's aggression or resistance.
Q: What disciplines form the foundation of defensive tactics?
✔️ A blend of martial arts, boxing, and wrestling techniques.
Q: What physical attributes are key to becoming proficient in defensive
tactics?
✔️ Strength, flexibility, agility, balance, and physical fitness.
Q: Why are defensive tactics important for law enforcement and correctional
officers?
✔️ They help officers control or detain individuals safely, enhancing both officer
and public safety.
Q: What health habits support success in physical training like defensive
tactics?
✔️ Eating well, staying hydrated, and getting enough rest.
Q: What is the purpose of warming up before defensive tactics training?
✔️ To raise the heart rate and boost blood flow to muscles, improving oxygen
supply and reducing injury risk.
Q: What is cardiovascular training?
✔️ Exercise that increases the heart rate to about 60–85% of its maximum,
improving heart and lung efficiency.
,Q: What does protein do for the body?
✔️ It builds and repairs tissues, supplies energy, and supports the immune and
hormonal systems.
Q: Where can protein be found in the diet?
✔️ In foods like meats, fish, eggs, dairy, legumes, grains, and some vegetables.
Q: What is the role of carbohydrates in the body?
✔️ They supply essential energy to the brain, nervous system, and blood cells.
Q: What are some sources of carbohydrates?
✔️ Bread, rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and sugary foods.
Q: What is fat's function in the body?
✔️ Provides long-term energy, supports nutrient absorption, and helps form cell
structures and hormones.
Q: What foods are common sources of dietary fats?
✔️ Meat, fish, dairy products, oils, nuts, seeds, butter, and salad dressings.
Q: Why are rest and sleep essential during physical training?
✔️ They help the body recover, prevent fatigue, and support mental focus during
high-demand activity.
Q: What does Chapter 776 of the Florida Statutes regulate?
✔️ All aspects of how and when law enforcement officers may use force.
Q: Are officers required to back down when facing resistance during a lawful
arrest?
✔️ No — officers and those assisting them can use reasonable force to complete a
legal arrest, even if there is resistance or threats.
Chapter 944, F.S.: - ANSWER✔️✔️specifically addresses the use of force by state
correctional and correctional probation officers
Chapter 945, F.S.; - ANSWER✔️✔️establishes that the Department of Corrections
has jurisdiction over the supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of
inmates and offenders
, Objective Reasonableness: - ANSWER✔️✔️to describe the process for evaluating
the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Appropriate force is: - ANSWER✔️✔️the amount of force reasonably necessary to
make an arrest
Graham vs. Connor: - ANSWER✔️✔️The U.S. Supreme Court said, the
reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of
how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20
perspective of hingsight
Authority to use Force: A law enforcement officer's authority to use force is
established by: - ANSWER✔️✔️the officer's reasonable belief that a crime has been,
is being, or is about to be committed.
Compliance is: - ANSWER✔️✔️verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer's
authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence
Escalation is: - ANSWER✔️✔️increasing the use of force resistance
De-escalation is: - ANSWER✔️✔️decreasing the use of force or resistance
Disengagement is: - ANSWER✔️✔️discontinuing a command or physical use of
force
Force Guidelines: - ANSWER✔️✔️provide a framework for making decisions
involving the reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers.
Subject Resistance Levels: - ANSWER✔️✔️Passive resistance, Active resistance,
Aggressive resistance, Deadly force resistance
Passive resistance is: - ANSWER✔️✔️a subject's verbal and or physical refusal to
comply with an officer's lawful direction causing the officer to use physical
techniques to establish control
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is defensive tactics in the context of criminal justice?
✔️ A structured method of using controlled movements to defend against or manage
a subject's aggression or resistance.
Q: What disciplines form the foundation of defensive tactics?
✔️ A blend of martial arts, boxing, and wrestling techniques.
Q: What physical attributes are key to becoming proficient in defensive
tactics?
✔️ Strength, flexibility, agility, balance, and physical fitness.
Q: Why are defensive tactics important for law enforcement and correctional
officers?
✔️ They help officers control or detain individuals safely, enhancing both officer
and public safety.
Q: What health habits support success in physical training like defensive
tactics?
✔️ Eating well, staying hydrated, and getting enough rest.
Q: What is the purpose of warming up before defensive tactics training?
✔️ To raise the heart rate and boost blood flow to muscles, improving oxygen
supply and reducing injury risk.
Q: What is cardiovascular training?
✔️ Exercise that increases the heart rate to about 60–85% of its maximum,
improving heart and lung efficiency.
,Q: What does protein do for the body?
✔️ It builds and repairs tissues, supplies energy, and supports the immune and
hormonal systems.
Q: Where can protein be found in the diet?
✔️ In foods like meats, fish, eggs, dairy, legumes, grains, and some vegetables.
Q: What is the role of carbohydrates in the body?
✔️ They supply essential energy to the brain, nervous system, and blood cells.
Q: What are some sources of carbohydrates?
✔️ Bread, rice, pasta, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and sugary foods.
Q: What is fat's function in the body?
✔️ Provides long-term energy, supports nutrient absorption, and helps form cell
structures and hormones.
Q: What foods are common sources of dietary fats?
✔️ Meat, fish, dairy products, oils, nuts, seeds, butter, and salad dressings.
Q: Why are rest and sleep essential during physical training?
✔️ They help the body recover, prevent fatigue, and support mental focus during
high-demand activity.
Q: What does Chapter 776 of the Florida Statutes regulate?
✔️ All aspects of how and when law enforcement officers may use force.
Q: Are officers required to back down when facing resistance during a lawful
arrest?
✔️ No — officers and those assisting them can use reasonable force to complete a
legal arrest, even if there is resistance or threats.
Chapter 944, F.S.: - ANSWER✔️✔️specifically addresses the use of force by state
correctional and correctional probation officers
Chapter 945, F.S.; - ANSWER✔️✔️establishes that the Department of Corrections
has jurisdiction over the supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of
inmates and offenders
, Objective Reasonableness: - ANSWER✔️✔️to describe the process for evaluating
the appropriateness of an officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Appropriate force is: - ANSWER✔️✔️the amount of force reasonably necessary to
make an arrest
Graham vs. Connor: - ANSWER✔️✔️The U.S. Supreme Court said, the
reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of
how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20
perspective of hingsight
Authority to use Force: A law enforcement officer's authority to use force is
established by: - ANSWER✔️✔️the officer's reasonable belief that a crime has been,
is being, or is about to be committed.
Compliance is: - ANSWER✔️✔️verbal and/or physical yielding to an officer's
authority without apparent threat of resistance or violence
Escalation is: - ANSWER✔️✔️increasing the use of force resistance
De-escalation is: - ANSWER✔️✔️decreasing the use of force or resistance
Disengagement is: - ANSWER✔️✔️discontinuing a command or physical use of
force
Force Guidelines: - ANSWER✔️✔️provide a framework for making decisions
involving the reasonable use of force by criminal justice officers.
Subject Resistance Levels: - ANSWER✔️✔️Passive resistance, Active resistance,
Aggressive resistance, Deadly force resistance
Passive resistance is: - ANSWER✔️✔️a subject's verbal and or physical refusal to
comply with an officer's lawful direction causing the officer to use physical
techniques to establish control
