Call Activity Tactics

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After completing the You Make the Call Activity I learned of several tactics implemented by police officers during a call. One of the tactics is to do a visual search of the scene. By performing a visual search, the officer can get a feel for the situation. Such as, the level of danger the public is in from the violation that was committed. The next is to interview the driver/offender. By interviewing the individual details can be obtained to understand why they broke the law. While the law is the law, there are times when mitigation exists that should be considered. Finally, the officer should organize the evidence before making a final decision. The evidence obtained may be a combination of things: the surroundings, the driver’s statements, …show more content…

When the officers stopped the driver, they should have first completed a visual search of the vehicle and surroundings to determine if there was a threat to public safety. This would help them get a feel for how they wished to proceed with the stop. Then they should have interviewed the driver to understand why she was not using a hands-free cellular device. While there is no audio in the video footage, it does not appear the officers involved spent much time speaking with the driver before arresting her. It is possible that the driver had mitigation for not using a hands-free device, such as, taking an emergency call. Further, it is not clear if the driver exited her vehicle on her own violation or by instruction of the officers involved. If she was advised to exit her vehicle by the officers involved, then it is concerning that the officers did not take time to organize the evidence. From the video footage it does not appear that the officers had taken her license/registration back to their patrol car to run her information before proceeding with an arrest. If she did voluntarily leave her vehicle without being instructed to do so, then her actions may have justified her being arrested. However, it is clear the level of force that was used during the arrest was not warranted, especially after she was

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