Use of Force

Question 1

(Use of Force) It is the policy of this department that officers hold the highest regard for the ______ and _____ of all persons, and place minimal reliance upon the use of force.

Answer 1

Dignity and liberty

Question 2

(Use of Force) _________ is the positioning of a police vehicle in the path of an occupied subject vehicle where contact between the vehicles is not anticipated or in anticipated to be minimal. The intent of ________ is to prevent an avenue of escape by the safe placement of a police vehicle.

Answer 2

Blocking

Question 3

(Use of Force) A commissioned officer or supervisor, who participated in, directed or influenced the application of the use of force is called what?

Answer 3

Involved officer

Question 4

(Use of Force) ___________ is any use of force which is required to overcome subject resistance to gain compliance that results in death, injury or complaint of injury, compliant of continuing pain, or any use of force greater than low level force.

Answer 4

Reportable force

Question 5

(Use of Force) What is the (8) factors of Graham v Connor?

Answer 5

• The severity of crime
• Whether the suspect poses a threat to officers/others
• Whether the suspect is actively resisting arrest or fleeing
• The influence of drugs/alcohol or mental capacity of the suspect
• The time available to an officer to make a decision
• The availability of officers/resources to de-escalate the situation
• The proximity of access of weapons
• The environmental factors or other exigency circumstances

Question 6

(Use of Force) In a use of force incident, the governmental interest must match the ________ and intrusion upon an individual’s constitutional rights.

Answer 6

The level of force

Question 7

(Use of Force) What (5) reasons an officer may use reasonable force?

Answer 7

1. To protect themselves
2. To protect others
3. To affect a lawful detention
4. To affect a lawful arrest
5. To conduct a lawful search

Question 8

(Use of Force) Any officer present and observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances shall, when in a position to do so, safely intercede to prevent the use of such excessive force is called what?

Answer 8

Duty to intervene

Question 9

(Use of Force) What are the (2) parameters of deadly force?

Answer 9

• To protect himself or others from what is reasonably believed to be imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm
• Prevent the escape of a fleeing felon who the officer believes committed a violent felony crime and is imminent threat to human life if escape occurs.