DIRECTIVE 10.2 Flashcards
- What is primary duty of all police officers
- What amount of force should always be used by a police officer
- What kind of force will not be tolerated.
- Officers should execercise what.
- To preserve human life
- Only the amount of force necessary to protect life or to effect an arrest should be used.
- Excessive force
- All safe and reasonable means of control and containment , using only the minimal amount of force necessary to overcome resistance.
- What department issued equipment are officers prohibited from carrying off duty, as an alternate weapon. 2
- The electronic capication device.
2. OC spray.
- What alone does not justify the use of deadly force. 2
2. When deciding if an officers deadly force was justified, what term does the US Supreme Court use
- Resisting arrest or flight alone.
2. Objectively Reasonable.
- What does Objectively Reasonable mean.
- It is a fourth amendment standard whereby an officers belief that they must protect themselves or others from death or serious bodily injury is compared and weighed against what a reasonable or rational officer would have believed under similar circumstances.
This determination is made by reviewing all relevant facts and circumstances to each particular case.
- What are the three relevant factors the US Supreme Court uses when evaluating objectively reasonable ground for an officers use of deadly force.
- The severity of the crime at issue
- Whether the suspects poses an immediate threat to safety of the officers or others.
- Whether the suspect is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight.
- Since the three factors listed by the us Supreme Court are not all inclusive, what else is critical in deciding.
- The TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES that led an officer to believe force was needed.
- What are some other factors when deciding on an officers decision to use deadly force.
- If the individual is violent
- The possibility that the individual is armed,
- The number of persons with whom an officer must contend at the time.
- What is NOT a factor when deciding the totality of the circumstances.
- INDIVIDUAL FACTORS alone
- What is resistance.
2. What are the two types of resistance.
- An act by an individual that opposes an officers lawful commands.
- Active resistance and passive resistance.
- What is active resistance
- The use of physical force to defy an officers lawful arrest or attempt to gain control of the situation that requires police action.
- What is passive resistance
- Defying an officers lawful order without the use of physical force. Behavior may include not moving, going limp, locking arms or tightening of the body.
- What is serious bodily injury
- Bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ
- What is the GOAL of the use of force
2. What happens in the event that force becomes unavoidable.
- To always attempt to de escalate and use sound tactics in any situation where force may become necessary.
- Use only the minimal amount of force necessary to overcome an immediate threat or to effectuate an arrest.
- What does the amount of force, the continued use of any force, and the type of police equipment utilized all depend on.
- The situation being faced by the officer
- Once the threat has been overcome or the subject is secured in custody, what is the officers responsibility
- To de escalate and immediately address any injuries that a suspect may have sustained.
- What is the primary factor in choosing a force option
- The suspects behavior
- What are the four stages of the escalation of the force continuum
- No force
- Moderate / limited force
- Less lethal force
- Deadly force.
When STAGE 1 no force is being used:
1. The officers options are : 2. The offender threat is:
- Verbal commands, officer presence
2. Obedient, compliant, non aggressive
When STAGE 2moderate / limited force is being used.
1. Officer options: 2. Offender threat:
- Physical control holds, OC spray
2. Resisting arrest and non compliant.
When STAGE 3 less lethal force is being used.
1. Officer options: 2. Offender threat.
- Electronic control weapon, asp, baton.
2. Physically aggressive or assaultive behavior with immediate likelihood of injury to self or others.
When STAGE 4 deadly force is being used.
1. Officer options: 2. Offender threat behavior:
- FIREARM
2. Objectively reasonable belief that there is an immediate threat of death or serious bodily injury.
- what is the use of force DE EScalation levels
- Deadly force
- Less lethal force
- Moderately / limited force
- No force.
- In the following example what force should be used.The offender is compliant non aggressive and responds to verbal commands. Officers may need to handcuff such offenders.
- NO FORCE.
- Is handcuffing considered force.
2. Is a use of force report needed for handcuffing.
- NO.
2. NO.
- What force level should be used in the following example.The offender is non compliant and is resisting the officers commands. Such behavior may include pushing or pulling away, locking arms, or tightening of the body.
- What type of force should be used here.
- Moderate / limited force.
2. The force used is control holds, OC spray.
- What by itself does not warrant the use of force by police
- Verbal aggression.
- What should NEVER be used on protestors or demonstrators that are exercising their right to free speech and are non compliant and are PASSIVELY resisting officers commands.
- What SHOULD be used in this situation.
- OC SPRAY or the Electronic Control Weapon
2. Officers should disengage and contact a supervisor. Maybe additional officers will be used.