Arrest Control Flashcards
The overall goal of the ACT program is
“control” 3:
1. Controlling the subject
2. Controlling the situation
3. Controlling yourself
Regional Academy Arrest Control Name
Jeffco/Lakewood PD regional academy Arrest Control Tactics
The three justifications we have are
- Consent
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Probable Cause
Reasonable and appropriate
- physical force is the standard given to
police - to effect control of another person
- during arrest or defense of oneself or
another
(3) premises
- The police role in physical arrest is
defense. - An arrest is an emotional as well as a
physical problem for both the officer and
the suspect. - Your mind and body must work together
as one.
(2) Guiding principles
- control
- awareness
18-1-901
Graham v Connor
Objectively Reasonable case
3 prong test UOF
- Severity of the crime
- subject poses a immediate threat to
safety of police or others - subject is actively resisting arrest
attempt to evade arrest by flight
4th amendment
Tennessee v. Garner
- Necessary to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of violence to the officer or the community
critical decision making
- collecting info
- asses situation
- consider police power
- id options determine course of action
- act, review and re-asses
Two factors in the critical decision making model that are useful
time and distance
PREMISE THREE types of distractions/confusions
- Attitudes and assumptions
- Verbal taunts
- A sense of over cooperation
- Movement
- Drawing attention from a certain area of
interest - Using a group of people to the subject’s
advantage
Reaction time
time it takes the brain to receive a stimulus and generate a response
Lag time
occurs when reaction time is extended
CONTROL Two types
- General Control
- Physical Control:
General Control
That degree of influence you have to
exert over a subject to take him or her safely into custody
Physical Control
The application of a specific technique
that limits the movement of the subject to the direction the officer chooses
Contact officer
Conducts the stop or contact
Cover officer-
Responsible for surveillance and protection for any threats to the contact officer.
Assist officer
Acts as an assisting agent to the contact
officer. This role is specific in the fact
Can you be a cover officer and an assist officer at the same time
no
T/F
If the situation becomes safe, the role can change from one to the other or typically, a third officer could come to the scene to assist the contact officer
T
Six rules when contacting a subject
- Hands: MOST IMPORTANT!
- Weapons: This includes what the person
may have and what is around you - Friends/Associates: Today’s victim is
tomorrow’s suspect - Escape routes: This includes for the bad
guy and you! - Footing: Weather, grades, steps all can
have an effect on your ability to move - Cover and Concealment: Don’t mistake
the two!
Three rules when approaching a subject
- Distance (most important)
- Balance
- Awareness
3 types of force
- Controlling force
- Injuring force
- Deadly force
Three types of excessive force
- Unintentional
- Intentional
- Perceived
duty to intervene
- duty to report excessive force to a
supervisor - and document it in a written report
within 10 days.
