UOF Flashcards
Grevious Bodily Harm:
A bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious permanent disfigurement, or results in long-term impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
Lethal force:
Any force likely to, or with the potential to, cause grievous bodily harm of death.
Use of force may be necessary to:
Stop dangerous and unlawful behaviour
Protect the police member or another person, from injury
Protect a person from self-injury
Overcome resistance for a lawful arrest
Prevent the escape of a suspect
Prevent destruction of evidence, or property.
Justified force Doctrine:
The Justified Force Doctrine has two specific criteria:
1) Escalation:
a) The level of control used by police members is selected in response to the level of resistance offered by the person. This means that it is the person who will dictate how much force will be needed to control their resistance.
2) Preclusion:
b) Police members may “rule out” lower control options if they believe the selected level of force would be ineffective, or inapropriate, for the circumstances. This means that it is not necessary to progress from one level of control to the next until control is gained.
Six levels of the resistance continuum:
Psychological intimidation
Verbal Non-Compliance
Passive Resistance
Defensive Resistance
Active Aggression
Aggravated Active Aggression
What is the threat assessment?
Weapons
Intent
Delivery System
What the six levels of the Control Continuum?
Police Officer presence
Verbal Direction
Soft Empty Hand Control
Hard Empty Hand Control
Intermediate Weapons
Lethal Force
One Plus One Doctrine:
What are the factors to consider?
Stipulates that Polce Officers can use one level of force higher than the level of resistance that the subject is doing.
Factors:
1) Age disparity
2) Strength disparity
3) Size disparity
4) Skill Disparity
5) Number of police members
What is the definition of Communication:
An act of transmitting a message
Exchange of information
To make known
What is our professional goal with Tactical comunication?
Control Redirect Influence Immediate behaviour Voluntary compliance
4 steps of tactical communication:
Greeting Reasoning Request Cooperation -Set context -Provide Options Act
How do we win?
Weapons
NUMBERS
tactics
L.E.A.P.S - What are five tools to assist with de-escalation
Listen Empathy Ask Questions Paraphrase Summarize
What is Command Presence:
Body language Tone of Voice Fitness Level Deportment Knowledge of authority/ justification Overall confidence Verbals
When would Crisis Communication be a better strategy than tactical communication.
Crisis communication is better in crisis state. Targets emotional state. “asking whats wrong”
If communication strategies have failed, what phrase should be used to alert your partner that you are going to preclude verbals and transition to physical tactics:
Sir/ Mam, is there anything I can say or do to get you to comply today?
What is an example of a deflection phrase?
I understand that, but i hear what you're saying, but I appreciate that, but I get that, but I might be that way, nevertheless I can relate, but
what kind of things shouldn’t we say?
Come here! You wouldn't understand Because those are the rules It's none of your buisness What do you want me to do about it Calm down What's your problem? I'm not going to say this again
what are the three personality types?
Nice
Difficult
Deceptive- the one that nice to your face but complains later
when do words fail?
S.A.F.E.R.
Security- whenever people under your care are in danger
Attack- Physical violence.
Flight- the subject is fleeing lawful arrest.
Excessive Repitition- once every tactic know has failed (i’d like to think there’s something that I could say to make you comply)
Revised Priorities - any change in circumstance that redefines the situation
Leaked Pre-Attack indicators:
Target glance Lack of eye contact Minimal movement- The oh shit moment Hands Drawing to the middle Scanning Barriers & Positioning Stress/ felony stretch Stall utterances
what are some challenges in communication?
Education Culture Age Alcohol/drugs/mental health Noise Stress Brain Damage Crisis Situation
Section 25 of the Criminal Code:
Protecting of persons Acting Under Authority
where is justifies peace officers using force to effect an arrest
Section 26 of the Criminal Code:
Excessive Force
Everyone who is authorized by law to use force is criminally responsible for any excess thereof according to the nature and quality of the act that constitutes the excess