Ch 51 Use Of Force

Question 0

Hard Personal Weapons :

Answer 0

Strike applied and intended to overcome a physical assault or active threat of assault upon the officer or another.
(Ex. Closed fist or kick)

Question 1

Force :

Answer 1

Any physical coercion used to effect, influence or persuade a subject to comply with an order from an officer.

Question 2

Personal Weapon :

Answer 2

Any use hands, elbows, knees, or feet to deliver strikes for the purpose of stunning or distracting a suspect to overcome resistance.

Question 3

Soft Personal Weapon:

Answer 3

Strike applied to a nerve motor point as a stunning or distracting technique to cause a motor dysfunction and balance displacement in order to control a resistant subject.
(Ex. Open hand strike or knee strike to a nerve motor point)

Question 4

Firearms may be discharged at a vehicle when :

Answer 4

• The occupants of the vehicle are threatening or using deadly force by means other than the vehicle and innocent persons would be unduly jeopardized by the officers actions.
• the vehicle is operated in a manner which may cause serious injury or death to another person or to an officer and there is no cover available.

Question 5

SIRT will respond to the scene of all serious use of force incidents, serious incidents include those resulting in :

Answer 5

• death or likelihood of death
• hospitalization
• broken bones
• loss of consciousness
• serious disfigurement
• all critical firearm discharges
• disability
• all incidents where the persons receive a bite from dept. K-9
• firearm discharges directed at a person

Question 6

Who reviews/investigate all use of OC on a restrained individual ?

Answer 6

SIRT

Question 7

Executive Review Panel :

Answer 7

Established by the chief to review all critical firearm discharges, investigations of serious uses of forces and to conduct evaluations of all uses of force on a quarterly basis.

Question 8

On scene commander authorizes use of force

Answer 8

SIRT shall conduct the use of force review for any incident when the on scene commander authorized the involved officers to use force.

Question 9

Tennessee Vs. Garner

Answer 9

Supreme court held that officers cannot resort to deadly force they have probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a felony and poses an immediate and significant threat to the safety to the officer or a danger to the community at large.

Question 10

Graham vs Connor

Answer 10

Supreme court determined the standard to be used to judge constitutional claims of excessive force brought by citizens against police officers.