1128.13 - Response to Resistance

Question 1

Define Active Resistance

Answer 1

The subject’s actions are intended to facilitate an escape or prevent an arrest. The action is not likely to cause injury

Question 2

Define Aggressive Resistance

Answer 2

The subject has battered or is about to batter a person/employee and the subject’s action is likely to cause injury

Question 3

Define Passive Resistance

Answer 3

The subject fails to obey verbal direction preventing the employee from taking lawful action

Question 4

Define Hard Control

Answer 4

The employee applies techniques that could result in greater injury to the subject should the subject resist their application by the employee

Question 5

Define Soft Control

Answer 5

The employee applies techniques that have a minimal potential for injury to the subject should the subject resist the technique

Question 6

Define Intensified Techniques

Answer 6

Those techniques necessary to overcome the actions of the subject, short of deadly force. If the subject resists or continues to resist these techniques, there is a strong probability of injury being incurred by the subject

Question 7

An employee who must respond to resistance by using some form of force shall use what level of reasonablness in determining the amount of force to use to effectively control the subject(s) during a lawful seizure or arrest?

Answer 7

Objective Reasonableness

Question 8

All non-sworn employees who must use some form of force shall do so for what purpose only?

Answer 8

Self Defense

Question 9

An employee is justified in the use of deadly force only what 2 circumstances?

Answer 9

1. He or she reasonably believes such force is necessary to prevent imminent danger of death or great bodily harm to the employee or any individual
2. The employee has PC to believe a subject is committing or has committed a forcible felony and the subject’s actions, TO INCLUDE ESCAPE, pose imminent danger to any individual if apprehension is delayed.

Question 10

In the event the decision is made not to handcuff a subject…

Answer 10

another member should be assigned to assist in transporting the subject to the final destination

Question 11

Department members are strongly urged to utilize their Department-issued handcuffs as a primary restraining device, what two things should be one with handcuffing a subject?

Answer 11

1. Handcuffs should be double-locked

2. Handcuffs should be behind the subjects back

Question 12

When may flexcuffs be removed without a flexcuff cutter?

Answer 12

Only in cases of emergency

Question 13

Define Four-Point Restaint

Answer 13

securing of the subject’s feet to his or her hands from the rear, using handcuffs, flexcuff, and/or a Ripp-Hobble

Question 14

For the purpose of this policy, what is not considered a weapon?

Answer 14

Common pocket knife

Question 15

Which members shall carry their approved chemical agent, concealed, while performing their assigned duties?

Answer 15

Members who wear plain clothes and members in limited-duty status

Question 16

Who shall authorize the use of Clear Out?

Answer 16

Watch Commander, Incident commander or higher authority