105.01 Use Of Force

Question 1

The department’s goal for the protection of both officers and the community is that officers should attempt to use what when time and circumstances permit?

Answer 1

Non-force alternatives including de-escalation

Question 2

When needed, officers must use only the amount of what force under the totality of the circumstances to safely accomplish a lawful purpose?

Answer 2

Reasonable and necessary

Question 3

When deciding to weather to use force, and in the application of force officers will utilize what?

Answer 3

The decision making model and department policy

Question 4

What are the three decision making model terms that apply specifically to the use of force policy?

Answer 4

Authority, reasonable, and necessary

Question 5

What is the definition for Authority?

Answer 5

The legal authority or mandate to act

Question 6

What is the definition for Reasonable?

Answer 6

Actions should be generally consistent with that a trained officer would do under similar circumstances.

Question 7

What is the definition for Necessary?

Answer 7

The intended action is required based on the circumstances and will only consist of the amount of force needed to safely accomplish a lawful purpose

Question 8

A medical emergency in which a person develops extreme agitation, aggressiveness, overheating, and exceptional strength that cannot be managed by routine physical or medical techniques which may result in death is a definition for what?

Answer 8

Excited delirium

Question 9

What is the definition for immediate Danger?

Answer 9

A situation in which an individual is taking a direct action to cause death or serious bodily injury to an officer or third person

Question 10

All of the facts and circumstances an officer knew, or reasonably should have known, without mere conjecture or speculation, at the time of the use of force, based upon a continual assessment of the situation, however rapid, is the definition for what?

Answer 10

Totality of circumstances

Question 11

What are the types of resistances which are illustrated on the Resistance and Response chart

Answer 11

Psychological Intimidation, Verbal Non-Compliance, Passive Resistance, Defensive Resistance, Active Aggression, and Aggravated Active Aggression

Question 12

What is Psychological Intimidation?

Answer 12

Non-verbal cues in attitude, appearance, demeanor, or posture that indicate an unwillingness to cooperate or comply, or threaten an officer or other person

Question 13

What is Verbal noncompliance?

Answer 13

Verbal responses indicating an unwillingness to comply with an officer’s directions, or threaten to injure a person without the present ability to carry out the threat.

Question 14

What is Passive Resistance?

Answer 14

Physical actions that do not prevent an officer’s attempt to exercise control of a person or place them in custody. Example limp or prone position

Question 15

What is Defensive Resistance?

Answer 15

Physical actions that attempt to prevent an officer’s control, including flight or attempt to flee but do not involve attempts to harm the officer (Includes turtling which involves a pronated individual pulling his/her arms and or legs to their chest to prevent access and control by an officer

Question 16

What is Active Aggression?

Answer 16

An overt act or threat of an assault, coupled with the present ability to carry out the action, which reasonably indicates that an assault or injury to a person is likely.

Question 17

What is Aggrivated Active Aggression?

Answer 17

Lethal force encounter

Question 18

Which two resistances usually do not involve conduct sufficient to support criminal charges related to resistance

Answer 18

Verbal noncompliance and Passive Resistance

Question 19

A person’s reasoning ability may be dramatically affected by several factors including but not limited to what?

Answer 19

• Medical Condition and or mental impairment
• Developmental disability and or physical limitations
• language barrier
• Drug alcohol interaction and or emotional crisis

Question 20

What will not be used as a means of retaliation, punishment, or unlawful coercion

Answer 20

Force or the threat of force

Question 21

What limits an officer’s alternatives in controlling a situation, can create anxiety for the community, and may result in an accidental discharge

Answer 21

Unnecessary pr prematurely drawing or exhibiting a firearm.

Question 22

Force that is not reasonable and necessary under the totality of the circumstances will be deemed inappropriate force and officers will be subject to at a minimum, discipline for violation of any applicable department policies and or rules and regulations, including but not necessarily limited to what?

Answer 22

RR-305 Duty to Protect Prisoner
RR-306 Inappropriate force
RR-310 Mistreatment of Prisoners/suspects

Question 23

Failure to report inappropriate force is a violation of this use of force policy and can be a violation of what state law?

Answer 23

CRS 18-8-802

Question 24

Unless engaged in a lethal force encounter, officers will not what?

Answer 24

• Apply direct pressure to an individual’s trachea or airway with the intention to reduce the intake of air.
• Apply direct pressure to an individual’s neck with the intention to restrict or slow the blood flow within the carotid arteries.

Question 25

True or False, the use of lethal force against a person who presents a danger only to themselves is prohibited.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

The use of lethal force against a person who presents a danger only to themselves is what?

Answer 26

Prohibited

Question 27

Who must be called out if an officer kills an animal under such circumstances when having to kill a dangerous animal or one that treatment requires its removal from further suffering?

Answer 27

Homicide Detective

Question 28

True or False Being in the path of a moving vehicle will not be the sole reason for discharging a firearm at the vehicle or any occupant.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

For what reasons will firearms not be discharged at a moving vehicle?

Answer 29

1. It may have very little effect on stopping the vehicle
2. Inadvertently disabling the driver may result in an uncontrolled vehicle, and the likelihood of injury to occupants of the vehicle and or bystanders may be increased when the vehicle is either out of control or shots are fired into the passenger compartment.

Question 30

True or False, You may fire at the driver of a moving vehicle or the moving vehicle itself when there is an apparent intent to inflict mass casualties may be reasonable and necessary.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Can officers use physical force solely to stop a person from swallowing a substance or to retrieve evidence from the persons mouth?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

Who may be the only personnel allowed to remove probes from individuals shot with a CEW/Taser?

Answer 32

Medical personnel

Question 33

Should an individual die, or suffer injury where death is likely, after a use of force or while in custody of Denve Police Officer, who gets notified per policy?

Answer 33

Major Crimes Division, internal affairs division and other department entities.

Question 34

When serious bodily injury occurs, the supervisor investigating the use or force will notify who?

Answer 34

The Internal Affairs Division

Question 35

Who will be notified and offer assistance to an in custody death or serious bodily injury incident.

Answer 35

The crisis services division.

Question 36

Depending on the type of force employed or injuries sustained, a use of force incident may be subject to review by who?

Answer 36

Use of force review board, the tactics review board, the district attorney’s office or other independent agencies as required by policy.