UOF POLICY Flashcards
UOF POLICY
Only that force reasonably necessary under the circumstances may be used. Force shall never be used when assigned duties can be discharged without it. Excessive force shall never be used. However nothing in the CG UOF shall be construed as to require personnel to meet force with equal or lesser force.
06 UOF LEVELS
01- Officer Presence
02- Verbal Commands
03- Control Techniques
04- Aggressive Response Techniques
05- Intermediate Weapons
06- Deadly Force
Circumstances Boarding Team Members are Authorized to use Force:
- Individual Self Defense
-To Compel Compliance With a Lawful Order The USCG has Authority To Issue.
-Prevent a Federal Crime.
Effect a Lawful Arrest or Prevent an Escape when There is Probable cause that the suspect committed a federal crime.
-To prevent the theft of, intentional damage to, or destruction of property the CG has authority to protect.
Fourth Amendment protections:
Unlawful searches and seizures.
How to ensure officer presence and maintain an atmosphere of compliance:
-Uniform pressed.
-Boots shined.
-Badges/Ribbons Aligned properly.
Demeanor an Officer should have to create an atmosphere of compliance:
Walk with confidence and authority.
Demeanor officer should refrain from having:
Overly Aggressive.
Reaction Time:
Amount of time necessary to perceive the threat, analyze the situation, develop a strategy and initiate response.
Reactionary gap:
Distance between officer and subject 4-6ft should always be maintained, if distance cant be maintained due to limited space, officer should attempt to place an object between themselves and the subject.
Triangulation:
Oriented positions between multiple officers are necessary to provide overlapping fields of view of the potential threat.
Contact officer:
They make verbal and physical contact with the subject.
Cover officer:
Maintains a heightened state of readiness to protect both the contact and cover officer.
LEAPS: effective communication to de-escalate a situation.
L isten
E empathize
A sk
P araphrase
S ummarize
Verbal Commands:
Verbal commands in the form of task direction with consequences aimed at the subject.
Example: “Get on the ground or you will feel pain.”
Benefits of voice inflection and tone:
Communicates seriousness of the situation.
Why does the USCG use Stances:
Maintain professional presence while providing varied levels of readiness.
UOF LEVEL 1
Officer Presence: Appearance, demeanor, verbal and non-verbal communications that create and atmosphere of compliance.
UOF LEVEL 2
Verbal Commands: Verbal Commands in the form of task direction with consequences aimed at the subject.
UOF LEVEL 3
Control Techniques: Techniques or actions with a low probability of causing connective skin tissue damage, lacerations of the skin or broken bones.
Restraint Devices.
Escorts.
Pressure points;
-Mandibular Nerve: Thumb behind ear.
-Jugular Notch: Pull down on collar bone.
UOF LEVEL 4
Aggressive response techniques: techniques or actions likely to result in connective tissue damage, lacerations, broken bones, or irritation of the skin, eyes and mucus membrane.
-Kicks: Knee Strike, Front Snap Kick, Superficial perineal kick.
-Punches/Stuns: Front Jab, Straight Punch, Forearm strike, Palm Heel Strike, Backhand strike, inner forearm strike, Outer Forearm strike, Supra-scapular stun, Elbow Strike.
-Takedowns.
-Chemical Irritants: Oleoresin Capsicum.
~ 5-10% Concentration, 3oz can, Stream, thumb activation and safety.
~ 500,000 Scoville Head units.
~ Shake, Shout, Spray, Shuffle off tracks.
UOF LEVEL 5
Intermediate Weapons: Techniques or Actions with a high probability of causing connective tissue damage, lacerations of the skins or broken bones.
-Baton: Available target area.
-Less than lethal munitions.
UOF LEVEL 6
Deadly Force: Techniques or Actions likely to result in death or serious physical injury.
-Serious injury is permanent disfigurement, impaired mental faculty or unconsciousness.
-6 Deadly force situations:
~ Self defense.
~ Prevention of Escape.
~ Protection of property.
~ Protection of hazardous materials.
~ Vessel on Vessel
~ Air space security.
Why do you prepare a statement? / How long do you have to submit a UOF report?
-To provide a written record of factual information.
-To provide information to those persons who will decide the disposition of a case.
-UOF reports generated from MISLE within 72 Hrs.
