ANS is a learned skill that officers use to quickly determine the context,
threat, and relevance of events unfolding around them by paying
attention to volume, pitch, tone, and inflection.
2. Can inhibit an officer's ability to protect him- or herself as well as
cowork- ers
ANS Lack of stamina, agility and mobility
3. Officers should always project a
ANS confident, competent and capable demeanor.
4. Inmates may challenge an officer's authority by
ANS committing minor infractions.
5. complacency
ANS Is an officer's worst enemy
6. Stress
ANS can affect an officer's focus and attention to detail, which can
negatively influence decision making.
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,7. Four categories of stress
ANS Environmental, Personal, Work-related and Self-in- duced.
8. Environmental Stress
ANS weather, noise levels, lighting conditions, crowded areas
9. Personal Stress
ANS family issues, health, lack of sleep, poor eating habits, financial
situation, and academic demands
10.Work-related Stress
ANS shift work, supervisors, coworkers, contact with the gen- eral
public, court appearances, and performance standards
11.Self-induced Stress
ANS personal attitudes toward work, perception of others, and work or
academic goals
12.Situational awareness
ANS is an officer's knowledge and understanding of the totality of
circumstances, which helps facilitate effective decision making.
13.Three stages of situational awareness
ANS Being alert, identifying a potential threat and responding to a
threat.
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, 14.Being alert
ANS
Officers must be aware of what is going on around them at all times.
Paying attention to sights and sounds helps with maintaining a high
level of alertness.
15.Identifying a potential threat
ANS
Officers should concentrate on possible threats while remaining aware
of their surroundings. This stage can occur several times during a shift.
16.Responding to a threat
ANS
Officers should focus their attention on potential threats while
exhibiting intense concentration and avoiding tunnel vision, which is the
narrowing of the attention field due to stress. In response to an actual
threat, an officer should be mentally ahead of the threat and take
appropriate action.
17.Positioning
ANS is placing yourself in a tactically advantageous location to observe
what is occurring in an area.
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