Use of Force Flashcards
Tennessee v. Garner
Deadly force cannot be used against a fleeing suspect unless the suspect poses a serious threat to the officer or others
1 Defense force
Protecting yourself and others against perceived immediate threat or harm
2 Capture Force
force necessary to stop someone from attempting to flee
3 Restraint Force
force to facilitate restraint.
4 Compliance Force
force used to gain volitional compliance to instructions.
5 Distraction force
facilitate restraint or medical care using a distraction that may distract the person to gain an opening.
English common law
you can use any means necessary to arrest felony suspects or prevent
Graham v. Connor
law enforcement officials used excessive force in the course of making an arrest, investigatory stop, or other “seizure” of his or her person.
Scott v. Harris
Brower v. Inyo
Ceballos v. Bridgewater
Duty to intervene has been a dated back since?
1970’s
why do we care?
-fewer citizen complaints
-fewer instances of misconduct
-decreases in excessive for misconduct
- increase in officer safety & wellness
- fewer disciplinary issues
- increase employee retention
- increase community trust
- Decreased liability
Deadly Force
- “Deadly Force” - is defined as force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury.
Force
- Strength or energy brought to bear, cause of motion or change, active power; moral or mental strength; capacity to persuade or convince.
- Violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon person or thing.
- The quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech.
davis v rennie
Samuels v. Cunningham
Jones v. city of Hartford
Shaw vs stroud
Holding that supervisory liability exists only where a supervisor was aware that his or her subordinate was acting to violate a plaintiff’s rights and acted with deliberate indifference in the face of that knowledge
important amendment
4,5,8,14
Plakas v. Drinski
ICAT means
Integrating communications, Assessment, and Tactics
the biggest issue in law enforcement?
use of force, breaker down of community trues.
four key areas
- Patrol officer response
- Non-firearms incidents
- Intergration of crisis intervention, communications & tactics
- Officer safety & wellness
