Miscellaneous Flashcards
Officers may use force to protect themselves or others, _________ _________ , to effect a lawful ___________, a lawful arrest, or to ________ a lawful ________
Overcome resistance, detention, conduct, search
Officers should, if reasonable, make clear their ________ to detain, _______ , or search the subject
Intent, arrest
Officers are legally authorized to use deadly force to effect an arrest when in compliance with Nevada Revised Statutes and the legal standards under Tennessee V Gardner (1985) to:
1) protect themselves or others from what is reasonably believed to be an imminent threat of death or substantial bodily injury
2) prevent the escape of a fleeing felon who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed a violent felony crime and is an imminent threat to human life if escape should occur
Officers _______ give a warning, if feasible, before the use of ________ ________
Will, deadly force
Officers will only use a level of force that is __________ ____________ to bring an incident or persons under control and to safely accomplish a ________ purpose
Objectively reasonable, lawful
An officer’s use of force must _________ against the level of ___________ exhibited by the subject
Balance, resistance
The level of force administered by an officer must be carefully ___________ and should not be more than __________ ___________ to overcome the physical harm threatened
Controlled, objectively reasonable
As stated in NRS 171.1455, officers will only use the amount of _________ force necessary to effect an arrest.
Reasonable
In choosing a force option, officers will consider the _________ and _________ of the crime
Nature, severity
In a confrontation, an officer will continuously _________ their response and ________ any use of force accordingly based upon the level of ____________ encountered
Reassess, adjust, resistance
Failure to __________ each application of force can lead to a violation of _______ and/or ________
Reassess, law, policy
The intent is to gain _________ of a subject and then _________ into a custody phase where an officer is able to focus on the subject’s __________
Control, transition, welfare
The US Supreme Court’s decisions and interpretations of the________ amendment of the US Constitution state an officer shall only use such force as is “_________ __________” under all of the _____________
Fourth, objectively reasonable, circumstances
The __________ that courts used to examine whether a use of force is __________ was first set forth in Graham V Connor, and expanded by _________ court cases
Standard, constitutional, subsequent
The __________ of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a _______ _________ on the scene, rather than with 20/20 vision of hindsight
Reasonableness, judicious officer
The consideration must account for the fact that officers are often forced to make ____________ judgments in circumstances that are tense, __________ , and rapidly evolving
Split-second, uncertain
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
1) the __________ of the crime
Severity
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
2) whether the subject poses an _________ threat to the safety of _________ or others
Immediate, officers
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
3) whether the subject is _________ __________ arrest or attempting to _________ arrest by flight
Actively resisting, evade
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
4) the influence of _________/________ or the mental capacity of the subject
Drugs, alcohol
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
5) the ________ available to an officer to make a decision
Time
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
6) the ____________ of officers or resources, (including the number of officers present at the time) to ___________ the situation
Availability, de-escalate
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
7) the __________ or access of weapons to the subject
Proximity
Objective factors that affect the reasonableness of the force include:
8) the _____________ factors and/or other exigent circumstances
Environmental
