Event: Arrest and
Search Techniques
Scene: Explorers
will form a detail to search an apartment
occupied by suspected narcotics dealers. Arrest
and search warrants, inert service revolvers,
handcuffs, and badges or credentials will be
provided. Explorers will be graded on effective
entry; situation control; the search; locating,
identifying, and preserving evidence; and arrest
techniques.
Event: Bomb Threat
Response
Scene: An office
building. The team leader will be briefed on a
bomb threat called to a local business. Upon
arrival at the business, the team will be met by
the office manager of the business and the
receptionist who received the bomb threat. It is
the Explorer's responsibility to assess the
situation, conduct the proper interviews,
conduct a bomb search if necessary, and resolve
the situation expediently within the allotted
period of time.
Event: Burglary in
Progress
Scene: Apartment
or simulated residence. Two patrol officers
respond to a call from an individual who claims
his/her home has been burglarized and the
suspects may still be in the residence. Upon
arrival, the two officers are faced with a
situation with many unknown dangers. Another
patrol car is available for backup.
Event: Crime
Prevention
Scene: Part I
consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. Part
II consists of the preparation and delivery of a
"minitalk" on neighborhood watch/operation
identification before a panel of crime
prevention practitioners who are acting as a
group of concerned citizens forming a
neighborhood watch in their community. Ratings
will be based on familiarity with concepts of
neighborhood watch and operation identification.
On-site aids
available: Home Survey and Loss Prevention
Survey forms will be provided.
Event: Crime Scene
Search
Scene: Explorers
will be measured on their ability to process the
scene of a recent crime. A crime scene
processing kit will be available. Grades will
reflect: how effectively the Explorer in command
assigns duties and responsibilities to the rest
of the detail; the effectiveness of securing the
scene; the thoroughness of the crime scene
search; the handling and preservation of
physical evidence; photographing and diagramming
the scene; and the developing of latent
fingerprints, etc., within the allotted time.
Event: Domestic Crisis
Intervention
Scene: Apartment
or simulated residence, family situation. Two
patrol officers have been assigned to respond to
an unknown domestic disturbance. Another car is
available as a backup. Upon arrival, the first
two Explorers are faced with a classic domestic
confrontation.
Grades will reflect
how well Explorers handle this potentially
dangerous situation. If the subjects are handled
properly, the participants will calm down and
allow the officers to effect reconciliation. If
handled improperly, the situation will escalate,
forcing an arrest.
Event: Emergency Field
First Aid
Scene: The
Explorer team will respond to a report of an
injured person lying in an alley. The victim, an
elderly person, has been assaulted and robbed
and is injured. Explorers must assess the
injuries and provide appropriate first aid until
an ambulance arrives.
The team will be
expected to have the ability to administer first
aid for a variety of injuries, particularly CPR,
bleeding, and broken bones. The team must also
be able to identify the symptoms of shock and
heart attack and react accordingly. Explorers
will be evaluated on the thoroughness of their
initial examination of the victim for injuries;
the appropriateness and thoroughness of their
response to the injuries they find. If
available, CPR administration will be rated by a
mechanical resuscitation mannequin. Materials
for the safe conduct of this scenario will be
provided.
Event: Hostage
Negotiation
Scene: The
Explorer team will be judged on how it deals
with an individual holding a hostage in a
residence; how effectively it establishes
contact with the suspect; the manner in which it
responds to the suspect's demands; and its
success in satisfactorily resolving the incident
within the allotted time. Explorers will be
graded on their ability to determine the initial
facts and proceed with their investigation as
necessary.
Event: Shoot/Don't
Shoot
Scene: Each
Explorer will be placed in a series of
situational shooting scenes. The firearms will
be laser-equipped; individuals score on their
judgment. The total team score will determine
the team winner.
Event: Traffic
Accident Investigation
Scene: Teams will
respond to a traffic accident involving a
vehicle and pedestrian (fatality). Grades will
be based on the assignment of responsibilities
at the scene; techniques of accident
investigation; field sketch; interview of the
driver; accident report; and traffic citations
issued, if required. The vehicle will simulate a
collision with a pedestrian, using taped or real
skid marks, debris, and a dummy pedestrian. The
police vehicle will be equipped with accident
reports, Polaroid camera, 50-foot measuring
tape, notepaper, traffic citations, and an
accident investigation notebook.
Event: Traffic Stop
Scene: The
Explorers will be graded on their ability to
deal with the potentially dangerous situation
with regard to effecting the stop of the
vehicle; approaching the vehicle with care;
courtesy; completeness in interviewing the
occupants; reacting to the unknown; and
recognizing the need to call for a backup unit.
The Explorer in
command will be advised that two members of
his/her post are to be placed in a patrol
vehicle and will simulate patrol functions when
they encounter a vehicle for a seemingly routine
traffic violation. The remaining two Explorers
will comprise the backup unit.
Event: White-Collar
Crime
Scene: You are
acting as a team of two to four detectives
assigned to the Fraud Squad of your police
department. You have been actively investigating
a land fraud scheme involving the sale of prime
land with views of the Grand Canyon. You have
received many complaints from people in your
city who have purchased the prime property from
Cactus Patch Land Sales Inc. Each buyer has paid
$50,000 for a lot. When the buyers tried to
visit the property, they discovered it was not
located where they had been told. In fact, the
property was located at the bottom of the
canyon. There are no roads, electricity, water,
or sewage system on the property as promised by
the sales representative.
You are developing
sufficient evidence against the suspect(s) for
presentation to the district attorney. A search
warrant for the company's office has been
authorized. Your team will make a surprise visit
to the suspect's office for an interview and
search of the premises for additional
information. If you find sufficient evidence to
arrest the suspect, you are authorized to do so.
