Definitions Flashcards
Administrative Review (of Response to Resistance Reports)
Administrative reviews of Response to Resistance Reports are a mandatory part of the reporting process.
Administrative reviews are conducted by chain of command personnel (not just line supervisors) to ascertain if policy, training, equipment, or disciplinary issues should be addressed.
Lethal Response (deadly force):
That force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm.
Felony:
A crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year in a state penitentiary.
Forcible Felony:
As defined by Chapter 776.08, Florida Statutes: treason, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, robbery,
carjacking, home-invasion robbery, aggravated stalking, burglary, arson, kidnapping, aggravated assault,
aggravated battery, aircraft piracy, unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or
bomb, and any other felony involving the use or threat of physical force or violence against any person.
Danger Zone
The area around a subject that they control and from which they can reach the Deputy in one movement.
Great Bodily Harm:
An injury that creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or results in the long-term loss, impairment, or functioning of any bodily member or organ.
Last Resort:
When all practical means to avoid using a lethal response have been exhausted.
Less-Than-Lethal Response:
Any response other than that which is considered lethal response, and which is not likely or intended to cause great bodily harm.
Line Duty:
Refers to routine duty where the carrying of a firearm or other authorized weapon is a requirement of the
job function.
Misdemeanor:
A crime punishable by imprisonment in a county correctional facility, not to exceed one year
Physical Force:
The physical power used to overcome another person, and is not likely to cause death or great bodily
harm.
Reasonable Belief
Those facts or circumstances a Deputy knows, or should know, to cause an ordinary and reasonable law
enforcement officer of sound thinking and within the bounds of common sense, to act and think in a
similar way under similar circumstances.
Response to Resistance / Levels of Resistance
The definition, limitation and regulation of that particular degree of response authorized relative to the
level of resistance offered by a subject.
Warning Shots:
Intentionally discharging a firearm in an attempt to warn or frighten a subject into some action or inaction.
The use of warning shots is strictly prohibited.
Weapons:
Includes lethal and intermediate defensive weapons approved for use by Deputies. A lethal defensive
weapon is classified as a firearm (shotguns, handguns, and rifles). Intermediate defensive weapons are
classified as oleoresin capsicum spray, expandable/retractable batons, electro muscular disruption devices
(Taser) and impact munitions.
