Use Of Force Flashcards

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Handcuff Nomenclature (9 parts)

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  1. Single strand
  2. Double strand
  3. Rivot
  4. Lock housing
  5. Swivel
  6. Chain
  7. Keyhole
  8. Double lock
  9. Single strand teeth
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6 components of handcuffing

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Immobilized
Control
Handcuff
Search
Monitor
Transport

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When can/should an officer use force ?

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Shall not use force unless de escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances

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Prohibited uses of force

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Shall not intentionally sit kneel or stand on an individuals chest neck or spine AND shall not force an individual to lie on their stomach.

Cant obstruct the airway or restrict blood flow

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550 CMR 6.00 (Chokeholds)

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Cant use it.

Intent of it with the result of causing bodily injury, unconsciousness or death

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Graham v. Connor

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From now on, all use of force issues must be analyzed under the 4th amendment and its reasonableness standard

Officers actions must be objectively reasonable in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them without regard to their underlying intent or motivation

Tense, uncertain, rapidly evolving

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Graham Factors - SIRF

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Severity
Immediacy
Resisting
Flight

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Tennessee v. Garner

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Shall not use deadly force unless de- escalation tactics attempted and failed or not feasible
- force necessary to prevent harm
- amount of force is proportionate to threat of harm
- Imminent harm of death/SBH to officer or another person
- officer attempts as many de-escalation tactics as feasible
- amount of force is objectively reasonable

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The use of any force must be reasonable at The time force is applied
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Duty to intervene

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An officer who observes another officers using physical force, including deadly force beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances shall report the incident to an appropriate supervisor as soon as reasonably possible but not later than the end of the officers shift

Cant retaliate

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Hill v. Miracle

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Factors in Graham are not applicable in medical cases, it is necessary to identify a different

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Hill Test

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Like SIRF but for medical emergencies:

1.) Was the person experiencing a medical emergency that rendered him incapable of making a rational decision under the circumstances that posed an immediate threat of serious harm to himself or others?
2.) Was some degree of force reasonably necessary to ameliorate the immediate threat?
3.) Was the force used more than reasonably necessary under the circumstances ?

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Totality triangle

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Perceived circumstances
Perceived subjects actions
Reasonable officers Response

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Range of reasonableness

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What one officer may perceive as a threat, another may not.

Force used by officers in a particular situation may also be different.
Differences in individual officer perception and tactic weapon choice do not automatically mean force used by one over another was unreasonable.

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Use of Force Model

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Perceived Subject Actions:
Complaint
Resistant (Passive)
Resistant (Active)
Assaultive Bodily Harm
Assaultive Serious Bodily Harm/Deadly Force

Threat Perception:
Strategic
Tactical
Volatile
Harmful
Lethal

Reasonable Officer Response:
Cooperative Controls
Contact Controls
Compliance Techniques
Defensive Tactics
Deadly Force

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