Defensive Tactics Flashcards
1
Q
Constitutional Protections against Excessive Force
A
The 6th and 14th Amendment establish a due process protection against excessive force.
2
Q
Use of Force Model
A
The progression of de-escalation of force based upon the demonstrated level of compliance or resistance from a subject
3
Q
Elements of Control
A
Tools, Tactics and Timing
4
Q
Tools
A
Weapons, unarmed defense skills or restraints
5
Q
Tactics
A
Incorporate tools into strategies to accomplish an arrest
6
Q
Timing
A
Immediacy of an officers response toward a subjects behavior or potentially threatening situation
7
Q
Supplemental restraints
A
Leg Shackles, Waist Chains, Temporary Restraints (plastic ties)
