Title 8 - Use of Force Flashcards
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Where do officers derive their authority from?
The community.
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When will De-escalation be used?
When safe to do so, and time and circumstances permit.
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What is essential for effective law enforcement and public safety?
A strong partnership between the dept and the community.
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What is the reasonableness of a particular use of force based on?
The totality of the circumstances known by the officer at the time force is used.
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Is the reasonableness inquiry in a force case objective or subjective?
Objective.
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What is force?
Any physical coercion by an officer in performance of his official duties.
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What level of force is the use of control holds or joint manipulation in a manner that does not cause any pain?
De Minimis
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What level of force is using hands or equipment to stop, push back, seperate or escort a person without causing any pain or reasonably likely to cause pain?
De Minimis
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What level of force is deploying a stationary tire deflation device resulting in no vehicle contact?
De Minimis
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What it Type 1 force?
Force that causes transitory pain or the complaint of transitory pain?
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What type of force is a hobble restraint?
Type 1
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What type of force is the deployment of tire deflation devices that make contact and deflate the tires?
Type 1
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What type of force is the deployment of blastballs (bangout) away from people?
Type 1
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What type of force is pointing a firearm at a person?
Type 1
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What is Type II force?
Force that causes or is reasonably likely to cause physical injury greater than transitory pain but less than great or substantial bodily harm?
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What type of force is the Taser?
Type 2
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What type of force is OC?
Type 2
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What type of force is an impact weapon?
Type 2
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What type of force is the deployment of a canine?
Type 2
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What is type 3 force?
Force that causes or is reasonably expected to cause substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm or death.
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What level of force is shooting at a person?
Type 3
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What type of force is a hard strike to a person’s head, nec or throat with an impact weapon?
Type 3
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What type of force is striking a person’s head into a hard, fixed object?
Type 3
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What is de-escalation?
Taking time to stablize the situation and reduce the immediacly of the threat so that more time, options and resources are available to resolve the situation.
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Waht is the goal of de-escalation?
The gain voluntary compliance fo the subject, reducing or eliminating the necessity to use physical force.
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What is physical or bodily injury?
Physical pain, injury, ilness or impairement greater than transitory pain but less than great or substantial bodily harm.
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What is Subtantial Bodily harm?
Bodily injury that involves:
1. Temporary but subtantial disfigurement.
2. Temporary but subtstantial loss or impairemnt of the function of any bodily part or organ.
3. Fracture of any body part.
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What is Great Bodily Harm?
Bodily injury which either:
1. Creates a probability of death.
2. Causes significant serious permamnent disfigurement.
3. Causes a significant permanent loss or impairment of the functions of any bodily part or organ.
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What are the two types of Public Safety Statements?
- Public Safety Statement Officer Involved Shooting Card.
- Use of Force public safety statement card.
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Is the PIT teqchnique a use of force?
Yes, always. Regardless if there is an injury or not.
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Is ramming a use of force?
Yes, always. Regardless if there is an injury or not.
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Whose approval is needed for a roadblock used as force?
A Lieutenant or above.
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Whose permission is needed to set up a roadblock on a fleeing or eluding vehicle?
A Lt or above
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Are warnings given as a threat of force considered de-escalation?
No
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Can officers use force to stop a subject from swallowing something that is already in their mouth?
No
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Can officers use a tire-inflation device on a moving vehicle?
No.
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When can deadly force be used?
When an objectively reasonable officer would believe that there is a imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or others.
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What three criteria must be present before deadly force can be used?
- The suspect is acting or threatening to cause death or serious bodily injury to the officer and others, and
- The suspect has the means or instruments to do it, and
- The suspect has the opportunity and ability to use the means or instruments.
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Do officers need to given verbal warnings before discharging a firearm?
Yes, when feasible.
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When can deadly force be used against a fleeing suspect?
When an objectively reasonable officer would belive that it is necessary and there is probable cause that:
1. The suspect committed a felony involving infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical injury or death, and
2. The escape would pose an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to officer or other person if not apprehended, and
3. Verbal warning has been given if, time, safety and circumstances allow.
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Do officers need to call for aid for an injury even if the suspect doesn’t want aid?
Yes. exception is for apprant minor injuries (scrapes, minor cuts) that can be treated with basic first aid.
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When will officers automatically summon aid?
- Every type 3 force
- Every canine bit
- Every use of force where subject mentions difficulty breathing.
- Taser, 40 and OC applications.
- Any force greater than Type I when the person is pregnant, pre-teen, elderly or physically frail/disabled.
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What is the goal of using less-lethal weapons?
Interrupt a subjects behavior so officers may take physical control of the subject with less risk of injury to the subject or officers than posed by greater force applications.
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Who will ensure that each officer in their command is trained on the weapons they carry?
Sergeants and Lieutenants
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Can officers use a less-lethal weapon to prevent the destruction of evidence?
No
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What are the only misd crimes allowed for K9 deployment?
DV Assault or mandatory DV order violation
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What is the only property crime allowed for K9 deployment?
Completed burglary
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When can officers use less lethal on subject who are visibly pregnant, elderly, apparantly pre-adolescent or visibily frail?
When there is an exigency or an immediate threat to any person.
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Does a canine have to break skin to be considered a bite?
No. A bite is any contact between the canine’s teeth and suspect.
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What is non-tactical use of a canine?
use of a canine to find evidence or conduct an evidentiary confirmation track.
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Is an accidental canine bite considered force?
no, but needs to be screened with FIT.
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How often will taser operators train?
Annually
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What side of the body must an officer carry their taser?
On their support side
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Is arcing a taser reportable force?
no
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When can a taser be used?
When a subject causes an immediate threat of harm to any
person;
or
- When public safety interests dictate that a subject needs to be
taken into custody and the level of resistance presented by the
subject is:
(1) likely to cause injury to the officer or subject; and
(2) if hands-on control tactics or other force options would
be likely to cause greater injury to the subject than the use
of TASER.
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What areas should be avoided when using a taser?
Chest, head, neck and genitals
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Can tasers be used to stop dangerous animals?
yes
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How often are tasers inspected by ETS?
One a year.
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What must an officer do when he wants to turn in his taser or 40mm launcher?
Notify a supervisor in person and specify which non-lethal they will carry, and
Notify chain of command and Taser or 40mm Coordinator, via email, prior to deployment without the taser.
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How often will ETS train officers on impact weapons?
Every 2 years
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When are intentional hard strikes to the head with an impact weapon justified?
Only when deadly force is justified.