NTOA SWAT Team Leader| NTOA SWAT
Team Leader – Training Guide and Operational
Standards
1. In the Team Leader class, the Warrior's Creed quote has a saying that speaks to the
importance of team leaders. What is that saying? - AnswerOut of every 100 men, 10
shouldn't even be there. 80 are just targets. 9 are the real fighters and we are lucky to
have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one. One is a warrior, and he will bring
the others back. - Heraclitus
2. The NTOA says there is no need to have a policy, SOP or standards for SWAT
operators because it can be to be confusing for SWAT teams. - AnswerFALSE
3. Training skillsets should be broken down into four time-line categories. They are: -
Answer1. Annual
2. Bi-Annual
3. Quarterly
4. Monthly
4. The three intervention options for hostage rescue are: - AnswerOpen Air, Mobile
and Stronghold
5. There are _______ general theories of liability. (it's a number) - Answer7
Negligent Training
Negligent Entrustment
Failure to Supervise
Negligent Retention/Fail to discipline
Failure to Train
Negligent Assignment
Failure to Direct
6. The key term "Deliberate Indifference" comes from which Supreme Court case: -
AnswerCanton v. Harris - Would have, could have, should have known
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 general theories of liability? -
AnswerNegligent Support
8. The acronym S.M.E.A.C. stands for: - AnswerS - Situation
M - Mission
E - Execution
A - Admin
C - Command, Control, Communications
, 9. When a SWAT Team Leader is considering a deliberate rescue plan during a
hostage call, the team leader should want four things present: - Answer1. Floor Plan
2. Entry team must be in a position to intervene quickly.
3. Sufficient personnel to dominate geography quickly.
4. Entry team must be able to reach the hostage quickly.
10. Tactical training plus tactical experience equals _____. - AnswerTactical
Competence
11. CS/OC are the generally accepted types of chemical agents used by Law
Enforcement SWAT teams across the country. - AnswerTRUE
12. When planning a mission for SWAT, the team leader should only use information
obtained from Detectives, Patrol Officers or Confidential Informants. - AnswerFALSE
13. Name at least three contingencies the Team Leader of the Emergency/Arrest Team
should consider and discuss when moving his/her team into position on a criminal
barricade with no hostages? - Answer1. Shots fired/officer down
2. Surrender
3. Less Lethal
4. Failed breach
5. Crisis Entry
14. The reason that police tactical principles are ignored is because tactical operations
occupy only a small percentage of the total efforts of any agency. - AnswerTRUE
15. By tactically deploying chemical agents in a methodical and planned manner we can
create an escape route for the suspect toward the E-Team or Emergency Entry Team
(EET). - AnswerTRUE
16. A tactic used to deprive an individual or group space within a structure is referred to
as: - AnswerArea Denial or Space Deprivation (commonly used with gas deployment)
17. _____ is a set of circumstances or facts which are created by the suspect or officers
that allows for the successful deployment of a less lethal option. - AnswerLess Lethal
Opportunity
18. As a leader you increase the likelihood of tactical success by maintaining the
initiative and creating tactical dilemmas for the suspect. - AnswerTRUE
19. Tactical leadership is the ability to influence others to accomplish a given mission
under tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving circumstances. - AnswerTRUE
Team Leader – Training Guide and Operational
Standards
1. In the Team Leader class, the Warrior's Creed quote has a saying that speaks to the
importance of team leaders. What is that saying? - AnswerOut of every 100 men, 10
shouldn't even be there. 80 are just targets. 9 are the real fighters and we are lucky to
have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one. One is a warrior, and he will bring
the others back. - Heraclitus
2. The NTOA says there is no need to have a policy, SOP or standards for SWAT
operators because it can be to be confusing for SWAT teams. - AnswerFALSE
3. Training skillsets should be broken down into four time-line categories. They are: -
Answer1. Annual
2. Bi-Annual
3. Quarterly
4. Monthly
4. The three intervention options for hostage rescue are: - AnswerOpen Air, Mobile
and Stronghold
5. There are _______ general theories of liability. (it's a number) - Answer7
Negligent Training
Negligent Entrustment
Failure to Supervise
Negligent Retention/Fail to discipline
Failure to Train
Negligent Assignment
Failure to Direct
6. The key term "Deliberate Indifference" comes from which Supreme Court case: -
AnswerCanton v. Harris - Would have, could have, should have known
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 general theories of liability? -
AnswerNegligent Support
8. The acronym S.M.E.A.C. stands for: - AnswerS - Situation
M - Mission
E - Execution
A - Admin
C - Command, Control, Communications
, 9. When a SWAT Team Leader is considering a deliberate rescue plan during a
hostage call, the team leader should want four things present: - Answer1. Floor Plan
2. Entry team must be in a position to intervene quickly.
3. Sufficient personnel to dominate geography quickly.
4. Entry team must be able to reach the hostage quickly.
10. Tactical training plus tactical experience equals _____. - AnswerTactical
Competence
11. CS/OC are the generally accepted types of chemical agents used by Law
Enforcement SWAT teams across the country. - AnswerTRUE
12. When planning a mission for SWAT, the team leader should only use information
obtained from Detectives, Patrol Officers or Confidential Informants. - AnswerFALSE
13. Name at least three contingencies the Team Leader of the Emergency/Arrest Team
should consider and discuss when moving his/her team into position on a criminal
barricade with no hostages? - Answer1. Shots fired/officer down
2. Surrender
3. Less Lethal
4. Failed breach
5. Crisis Entry
14. The reason that police tactical principles are ignored is because tactical operations
occupy only a small percentage of the total efforts of any agency. - AnswerTRUE
15. By tactically deploying chemical agents in a methodical and planned manner we can
create an escape route for the suspect toward the E-Team or Emergency Entry Team
(EET). - AnswerTRUE
16. A tactic used to deprive an individual or group space within a structure is referred to
as: - AnswerArea Denial or Space Deprivation (commonly used with gas deployment)
17. _____ is a set of circumstances or facts which are created by the suspect or officers
that allows for the successful deployment of a less lethal option. - AnswerLess Lethal
Opportunity
18. As a leader you increase the likelihood of tactical success by maintaining the
initiative and creating tactical dilemmas for the suspect. - AnswerTRUE
19. Tactical leadership is the ability to influence others to accomplish a given mission
under tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving circumstances. - AnswerTRUE
