22A) Have Spike systems come under scrutiny for safety risks, and what was the responce? .

A. group of chiefs, expressed concerns at an IACP conferance, FBI Report, and other law enforcement agencies started critiquing the incidents with spikes.

B. The Spikes (Stixs) not connected to a cord was critiqued as an obvious risk.

C. Adding a cord and sleeve as a way to retrieve spikes was seen as the way improve safety.

D. The lack of Cover and Concealment was declared as the problem.

The Cord-Reel Solution

The “new” manufactures added cords and deployment sleeves to their systems with new deployment strategies. Below is an illustration of a system deployed with a cord reel. Please answer the questions and use this illustration as reference.

22B)Serious incidents with Spike Deployment have never stopped, which of these are true?

A.The problem was the tactics, did not change, cover and concealment was still not used.

B.The materials were inexpensive and product failure was a factor where, officers were still entering the roadway to recover spikes.

C.Drivers of the pursuit vehicles, would have to safely circumvent the deployment area, avoiding spikes, patrol cars, and deployment officer.

D.The vehicle eluding police often would see the deployment area and take evasive actions to avoid spikes, placing everybody at risk.

Deployment when conducted outside of “protective cover” is what we call a high visibity deployment. This provokes a reaction by the target vehicle to evade the spikes. This action is dangerous to all on the roadway.

When an officer has to enter the roadway, its dangerous for all concerned. The illustration below shows a cord snapped, use it as reference for the following questions.

22C)Officers entering into the roadway to recover spikes is responsible for deployment officers hit by pursuit officers, what are the risks to the pursuit officers and traffic.

A. The situation can cause an adverse reaction by a pursuit officer where he trys to avoids Spikes and circumvents the deployment area in a risky fashion.

B. Leaving the roadway to avoid spikes has been a deadly reaction.

C. Trying to avoid spikes has been risky to deployment officer(s)

D. Traffic trying to avoid spikes.