Chapter 4: Use of Force

Question 1

What are the three factors to consider when using force?

Answer 1

Personal, Situational, Organizational

Question 2

This outlines the level of force that law enforcement officers can use when subduing a suspect.

Answer 2

Objectively Reasonable Force

Question 3

What Supreme Court Case found that use of force must be objectively reasonable?

Answer 3

Graham versus Conner

Question 4

Less than lethal force can cause bodily injury or death.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which Supreme Court case addressed the standard for police actions for using force against a fleeing felon?

Answer 5

Tennessee versus Garner

Question 6

Which Supreme Court case addressed the standard for police actions during high-speed pursuits which defined liability as conduct that “shocks the conscience” and not deliberate or reckless indifference?

Answer 6

County of Sacramento versus Lewis

Question 7

You can use deadly force on a non-violent charged, pretrial misdemeanor inmate attempting to escape.

Answer 7

False

Answer 8

Criminal law, Civil Liability, & Fear of Scandal

Question 9

This term can be described as “victim precipitated homicide in which the citizen takes action which forces the police to use deadly force”.

Answer 9

Suicide by cop

Question 10

The term “vicarious liability” means whether the suspect is actively resisting when force is used.

Answer 10

False