SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS - TRAINING KEY NO 236

• NCJ Number: 34638
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THIS IACP (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE) TRAINING KEY DISCUSSES SWAT (SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM) SELECTION, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND PROCEDURES.

Abstract

THE SUCCESS OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION OPERATIONS AT THE SCENE OF A HIGH-RISK EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A HOSTAGE-TAKING, OFTEN DEPENDS ON THE ACTIONS OF THE PATROL OFFICER WHO RESPONDS FIRST. BY PROPERLY CONTAINING THE INCIDENT, REPORTING THE KNOWN FACTS OF THE CRIME, AND ESTABLISHING AN INNER PERIMETER TO PREVENT CRIMINAL ESCAPE, PATROL OFFICERS PREPARE THE WAY FOR SPECIAL TEAM MEMBERS. PATROL OFFICER KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPERATIONS, TRAINING, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS OF SPECIAL TEAMS IMPROVES THE OVERALL POLICE RESPONSE TO HIGH-RISK EMERGENCIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)