Officer Safety and Survival Telecourse Supplemental Material

Officer Safety and Survival Teleclass Supplemental Material

Contact and Cover Officer Responsibilities
When an officer is dispatched to a serious call, a backup officer should be sent to assure the first officer’s safety. It is important that officers know what their individual responsibilities are when in a two-officer unit or assisting another officer(s) on a call. Failure to follow proper procedure and good tactics/techniques could cost a life. The contact officer conducts the business of the encounter. Issues verbal commands. Performs handcuffing and searching. Handles radio communications. Documents the incident. Recovers evidence and/or contraband. The cover officer devotes full attention to the suspects from a position behind cover. Must resist distractions. Discourage hostile acts by suspects. Stop any escape attempts. Prevents destruction of evidence. Intervenes with the appropriate level of force if necessary.

See Video dial up connection cable connection	Cover v Contact Officer CJA Instructor Bruce Hancock discusses the duties of both the contact officer and the cover officer when interviewing a suspect.
See Video dial up connection cable connection	Reactionary Gap CJA Instructor Bruce Hancock discusses the proper reactionary gap an officer should use when dealing with suspects out on the street.
See Video dial up connection cable connection	Danger Cues CJA Instructor Bruce Hancock goes over some of the common danger cues that a suspect might be getting ready to attack an officer.