Policy Text
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DEDICATED ARREST TEAMS
Table of Contents
A Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1
B Mission .................................................................................................................................. 1
C Supervision and Command ................................................................................................. 1
D Composition of a DAT ......................................................................................................... 1
DAT Role - Team Leader ............................................................................................. 2
DAT Role – Primary Armed Cover ............................................................................. 2
DAT Role – Secondary Armed Cover ......................................................................... 3
DAT Role – Talker/Handcuffer ................................................................................... 3
DAT Role – Less -Lethal .............................................................................................. 4
DAT Role – Utility ....................................................................................................... 4
E Establishing a DAT .............................................................................................................. 4
F Isolation, Conta inment, and Evacuation ........................................................................... 5
G Multiple DAT s ...................................................................................................................... 5
H Contingency Plans ............................................................................................................... 6
Accept Surrender .......................................................................................................... 6
Prevent Escape ............................................................................................................. 6
Respond to Exigencies ................................................................................................. 7
I Planned Actions for Initiative or Resolution ..................................................................... 7
J Investigation and Intelligence Gathering .......................................................................... 8
K Reference Section – Additional Resources ........................................................................ 9
TRAINING
BULLETIN
Evaluation Coordinator: Training Division
“Department Training Bulletins shall be used to advise members of current police techniques and procedures and
shall constitute official policy.”
Index Number: III -P.03
Alpha Index: High Risk Incidents
Barricaded Subject Incidents
Critical Incidents
Effective Date:
01 Mar 21
Oakland Police Department Effective Date:
Training Bulletin III -P.03, Dedicated Arrest Teams 01 Mar 21
TB III-P.03 – ii REVISION RECORD
The page numbering format has been revised to facilitate updating and tracking revisions to publications
contained in this policy.
When a minor revision is made to a publication, the ‘Revision Number’ will be indicated on the Special Order
and shall be accompanied by the updated page(s). The ‘Revision Date’ and ‘Reference Page Number(s) shall
be recorded in the appropriate box on the same line as the indicated ‘Revision Number’.
When it is necessary to make a major policy or content revision, the publication shall be rewritten in its entirety.
The ‘Revision Number’ and ‘Revision Date’ shall be indicated on the new O rder. The ‘Revision Date’ shall be
recorded in the appropriate box on the same line as the indicated ‘Revision Number’. The term ‘NEW’ shall be recorded in the ‘Reference Page Number(s)’ box to indicate the promulgation of a new Order.
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DEDICATED ARREST TEAMS
Overview
A dedicated arrest team (DAT)1 is a team of officers2 formed during, or in anticipation of, a critical
incident whose mission is to deal with the known or anticipated persons who present a potential
threat to members of the public or officers. 3 Despite the name, DATs are not necessarily
predisposed to making an arrest – ultimately the primary goal is to facilitate a safe resolution to an
incident if necessary . The formal structure of the DAT assigns clear roles, establish es explicit
leadership, and facilitates communication between officers most likely to encounter a suspect
during a critical incident. A DAT is utilized when the location of the subject is known; the DAT
focuses its attention on the subject or where the subject is believed to be located. A DAT is not
appropriate for yard searches, building searches, or other incidents where the location of the threat
is not known and can come from an unknown direction since a DAT does not have the ability to
address a potential lethal threat from any direction. The purpose of a DAT is to increase the safety
of members of the public and officers, the ability of officers to assess the risk of actions, the ability
of officers to safely detain persons that pose a potential threat, an d the ability of officers to respond
appropriately to exigencies. A DAT is most effective when fully staffed and equipped, but a DAT’s
effectiveness is based on leadership, teamwork, thorough contingency planning, clear
communications, and a narrowly defin ed mission.
Mission
The primary mission of the DAT is to respond to the actions of known or anticipated subject s.
Depending on the availability of officers, additional resources, and/or the scale of the incident the DAT might be tasked with additional miss ions. Initially, members of the DAT might be
responsible for the entire incident. However, as an incident progresses the incident commander (IC)
shall consider delegating other assignments and/or missions to allow the DAT to focus solely on its
primary mis sion. When sufficient resources are available, a DAT should only be one component of
a preplanned operation or a fully developed incident command system ( ICS) structure .
Supervision and Command
In general, a DAT will be supervised by a sergeant of police. However, it is also feasible for